a. [ L. chromaticus, Gr. &unr_;, suited for color, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, color; akin to &unr_; color, &unr_; skin, color of the skin. ]
☞ The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]
Chromatic aberration. (Opt.)
Chromatic printing,
Chromatic scale (Mus.),
a. Chromatic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a chromatic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
n. The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of colors. [ 1913 Webster ]