Chromatic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Chromatic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chromatic adj able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens" based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" Antonym(s): diatonic being or having or characterized by hue Antonym(s): achromatic, neutral
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chromatic \Chromat"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. 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale. Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors. {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.