chroma

pronunciation

How to pronounce chroma in British English: UK [ˈkrəʊmə]word uk audio image

How to pronounce chroma in American English: US [ˈkroʊmə] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue

Word Origin

chroma (n.)
"quality or intensity of color," 1889, from Latinized form of Greek khroma "surface of the body, skin, color of the skin," also used generically for "color" and, in plural, "ornaments, embellishments," related to khros "surface of the body, skin," khrozein "to touch the surface of the body, to tinge, to color;" the root is explained as being somehow from PIE *ghreu- "to rub, grind" (see grit (n.)).

Example

1. Modulate color and chroma according to customers requirement .
2. Pollute chroma for instance can because of long airtight and heighten ?
3. This filter makes it possible to merge both luma and chroma from a videoclip into another .
4. At that time , how to answer heighten of indoor pollution chroma ?
5. But only mensurable and effective medicaments chroma and medicaments engage time , ability assures higher cure rate .

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