'Chromatic' definitions:
Definition of 'chromatic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens"
adjective
Based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" [ant: diatonic]
adjective
Being or having or characterized by hue [ant: achromatic, neutral]
Definition of 'Chromatic'
From: GCIDE
- Chromatic \Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.]
- 1. Relating to color, or to colors. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors. [1913 Webster]
- Chromatic aberration. (Opt.) See Aberration, 4.
- Chromatic printing, printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors.
- Chromatic scale (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chromatic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cold,
- colorific,
- coloring,
- cool,
- dichromatic,
- enharmonic,
- glowing,
- harmonious,
- many-colored,
- matching,
- medley,
- monochromatic,
- monochrome,
- monochromic,
- motley,
- parti-colored,
- pigmentary,
- polychromatic,
- prismatic,
- rainbow,
- semitonic,
- spectral,
- tinctorial,
- tingent,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- toning,
- variegated,
- warm