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11Von Luschan's chromatic scale — is a method of classifying skin color. It is also called the von Luschan scale or von Luschan s scale. It is named after its inventor, Felix von Luschan. The equipment consists of 36 opaque glass tiles which were compared to the subject s skin,… …
12Chromatic (disambiguation) — Chromatic, a word ultimately derived from the Greek noun χρῶμα (khrṓma), which means complexion or color , and then from the Greek adjective χρωματικός (khrōmatikós; colored ), may refer to: In music: Chromatic scale, the western tempered twelve… …
13Chromatic — 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… …
14Chromatic aberration — 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… …
15Chromatic printing — 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… …
16Scale — Scale, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin to scandere to climb. See {Scan}; cf. {Escalade}.] 1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a… …
17Scale of chords — Scale Scale, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin to scandere to climb. See {Scan}; cf. {Escalade}.] 1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed… …
18chromatic — [krō mat′ik] adj. [LL chromaticus < Gr chrōmatikos, suited for color: see CHROMA & ATIC] 1. of color or having color or colors 2. highly colored 3. Biol. readily stained 4. Music a) …
19chromatic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Music relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key of a passage. 2) (of a scale) ascending or descending by semitones. 3) relating to or produced by colour. ORIGIN Greek khr matikos, from khr ma colour …
20Chromatic harmonica — Hohner Super Chromatic harmonica, a typical 12 hole chromatic. The chromatic harmonica is a type of harmonica that uses a button activated sliding bar to redirect air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed plate desired. When the… …
