Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness and that corresponds to saturation of the perceived color.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music: In Greek music, a modification of the usual diatonic scale.
- noun The sign by which a note is raised or lowered a semitone; a sharp, ♯, or a flat, ♭.
- noun An eighth-note or quaver, ♪. See
croma . - noun A semitone or half-step, whether large or small. See
semitone . - noun In rhetoric, a figure of speech which consists in speaking so as not to offend the hearer.
- noun The degree of departure of a color-sensation from that of white or gray; the intensity of distinctive hue; color-intensity.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] In entomology, a genus of lepidopterous insects.
- noun A double sharp, ×, or double flat, d♭.
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- noun
Color . - noun The aspect of a
colour 'shue that depends on the amount ofwhite orblack in it;saturation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
Etymologies
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The term chromatic derives from the Greek word chroma, meaning color.
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The name chromium was derived from the Greek word chroma which means color, in reference to the fact that chromium is known to cause a number of colors in a variety of materials.
Chromium 2007
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You've defined the word chroma as both the "absence of white" and "the intensity of distinctive hues".
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Maybe worth mentioning that Casey uses intensity when other people might say "chroma" - the strength of a colour
Color Wheel Question James Gurney 2008
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To put it another way, perceived "purity" of a colour is not determined by its saturation but by its chroma, which is saturation times lightness.
Peak Saturation Value James Gurney 2010
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Many color wheels include the dimension of grayness versus intensity, known as chroma, also commonly called saturation.
The Color Wheel, Part 3 James Gurney 2010
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Windows Movie Maker (which comes free with Windows) is a good entry-level program that I use for the students in eigth grade, but to be able to greenscreen (called chroma key) and insert royalty free music, this tool is GREAT.
122 For You: Cool Cat Teacher's Favorite Apps, Software, and Sites 2009
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Windows Movie Maker (which comes free with Windows) is a good entry-level program that I use for the students in eigth grade, but to be able to greenscreen (called chroma key) and insert royalty free music, this tool is GREAT.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Vicki, are you sure Pinnacle 10 doesn't have green screen aka chroma key?
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Yet one writer says, “This yellow shades into green,” which is certainly a change of hue, and then speaks of “a brighter shade” in spite of his evident intention to suggest a stronger chroma, which is neither a shade nor brighter luminosity.
A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma 1888
deliriumslibrarian commented on the word chroma
for derek jarman
June 14, 2007