Chromatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

able to refract light without spectral color separation

based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚwˌeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪnɔːnˌɪθɪdˌiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪnɔːnˌɪθɪdˌiː/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚwˌeɪd/.

Examples

chromatic lens
a chromatic scale

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

achromatic diatonic

Parts of Speech

adjective	able to refract light without spectral color separation “chromatic lens”
adjective	based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones “a chromatic scale”
adjective	being or having or characterized by hue

Word Forms

chroma	noun	chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
chromaticity	noun	the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

chromatisch

ist in der Lage, Licht ohne spektrale Farbtrennung zu brechen

🇫🇷French

chromatique

capable de réfracter la lumière sans séparation spectrale des couleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

cromático

Capaz de refractar la luz sin separación espectral de colores.

🇮🇹Italian

cromatico

in grado di rifrangere la luce senza separazione spettrale dei colori

🇳🇱Dutch

chromatisch

in staat om licht te breken zonder spectrale kleurscheiding

🇵🇹Portuguese

cromático

capaz de refratar a luz sem separação espectral de cores

🇷🇺Russian

хроматический

способен преломлять свет без спектрального разделения цветов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंगीन

वर्णक्रमीय रंग पृथक्करण के बिना प्रकाश को अपवर्तित करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

রঙিন

বর্ণালী রঙ বিচ্ছেদ ছাড়াই আলো প্রতিসরণ করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்ணமயமான

ஸ்பெக்ட்ரல் வண்ணப் பிரிப்பு இல்லாமல் ஒளியைப் பிரதிபலிக்க முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ణసంబంధమైన

వర్ణపట రంగు విభజన లేకుండా కాంతిని వక్రీభవనం చేయగలదు

🇮🇳Marathi

रंगीत

वर्णक्रमीय रंग वेगळे न करता प्रकाश अपवर्तन करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગીન

સ્પેક્ટ્રલ રંગ વિભાજન વિના પ્રકાશને રીફ્રેક્ટ કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಣೀಯ

ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟ್ರಲ್ ಬಣ್ಣ ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ವಕ್ರೀಭವನಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രോമാറ്റിക്

സ്പെക്ട്രൽ വർണ്ണ വേർതിരിവില്ലാതെ പ്രകാശത്തെ അപവർത്തനം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ

ਸਪੈਕਟ੍ਰਲ ਰੰਗ ਵਿਭਾਜਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਰਿਫ੍ਰੈਕਟ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگین

سپیکٹرل رنگ علیحدگی کے بغیر روشنی کو ریفریکٹ کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

半音阶的

无需光谱分色即可折射光

🇯🇵Japanese

クロマチック

スペクトル色分離を行わずに光を屈折させることができる

🇰🇷Korean

반음계의

스펙트럼 색 분리 없이 빛을 굴절시킬 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu sắc

có khả năng khúc xạ ánh sáng mà không tách màu quang phổ

🇹🇭Thai

รงค์

สามารถหักเหแสงได้โดยไม่ต้องแยกสีสเปกตรัม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berwarna

mampu membiaskan cahaya tanpa pemisahan warna spektral

🇲🇾Malay

kromatik

mampu membiaskan cahaya tanpa pemisahan warna spektrum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوني

قادرة على انكسار الضوء دون فصل الألوان الطيفية

🇮🇷Persian

رنگی

قادر به شکست نور بدون جداسازی رنگ طیفی است

🇹🇷Turkish

kromatik

spektral renk ayrımı olmadan ışığı kırabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַכְרוֹמָטִי

מסוגל לשבור אור ללא הפרדת צבעים ספקטרלית

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