01 a. Relating to color, or to colors.
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Relating to color, or to colors.
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Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale.(Mus.)
Phrases & compounds
Chromatic printing —
printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors.
Chromatic scale —
the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones.