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31chromatic — I. noun Date: 1708 accidental 2 II. adjective Etymology: Greek chrōmatikos, from chrōmat , chrōma skin, color, modified tone; akin to Greek chrōs color Date: 1630 1. a. of or relating to color or color phenomena or sensations b …
32chromatic — chro•mat•ic [[t]kroʊˈmæt ɪk, krə [/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to color 2) mad a) of, pertaining to, or involving the musical chromatic scale b) marked by the use of musical accidentals • Etymology: 1590–1600; < Gk chrōmatikós=chrōmat (see chromato …
33scale — scale1 [skāl] n. [ME < LL scala (in Vulg., Jacob s ladder) < L, usually as pl., scalae, flight of stairs, ladder < * scandsla < scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] 1. Obs. a) a ladder or flight of stairs b) any means of ascent 2 …
34Diatonic and chromatic — Chromatic redirects here. For other uses, see Chromatic (disambiguation). Melodies may be based on a diatonic scale and maintain its tonal characteristics but contain many accidentals up to all twelve tones of the chromatic scale, such as the… …
35scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… …
36chromatic — adj. 1 of or produced by colour; in (esp. bright) colours. 2 Mus. a of or having notes not belonging to a diatonic scale. b (of a scale) ascending or descending by semitones. Phrases and idioms: chromatic aberration Optics the failure of… …
37chromatic — chromatically, adv. /kroh mat ik, kreuh /, adj. 1. pertaining to color or colors. 2. Music. a. involving a modification of the normal scale by the use of accidentals. b. progressing by semitones, esp. to a tone having the same letter name, as in… …
38chromatic — chro|mat|ic [ krou mætık ] adjective 1. ) relating to a musical SCALE that uses HALF STEPS (=notes that are next to each other on a piano) 2. ) SCIENCE relating to color …
39chromatic — UK [krəˈmætɪk] / US [kroʊˈmætɪk] adjective 1) music relating to a musical scale that uses semitones (= notes that are next to each other on a piano) 2) science relating to colour …
40chromatic — /krəˈmætɪk / (say kruh matik) adjective 1. relating to colour or colours. 2. Music a. involving a modification of the diatonic scale by the use of accidentals. b. progressing by semitone to a note having the same letter name, as from C to C sharp …
