chromatic.

1. Relating to color or the properties of colored light.

2. Using musical notes outside a prevailing diatonic scale or proceeding through semitone steps.

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Words that belong together

• chromatic contrast
• chromatic effect

On the page

Chromatic contrast separated the figure from the painted background.

The glass produced a chromatic effect across the white table.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a sensory or musical relation; comparisons require a meaningful context. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.