chromatically
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Definition
Adverb 1. In a manner relating to color: Pertaining to the qualities, perception, or use of color. 2. In a manner relating to a chromatic scale in music: Pertaining to a musical scale that consists of twelve semitones, or to notes that are outside the diatonic scale of a key.
Usage and Examples
- The artist arranged the paints chromatically, from the coolest blues to the warmest reds.
- The passage was played chromatically, featuring every semitone within the octave.
- A chromatically pure hue has no mixture of white, black, or gray.
Advanced Usage
- Chromatically opposite colors: Refers to colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel (e.g., red and green).
- To modulate chromatically: In music, to change key by using chords or notes from the chromatic scale.
Variants and Related Words
- Chromatic (adjective): Of or relating to color or a chromatic musical scale.
- The painting uses a bold chromatic palette.
- The piece includes several chromatic notes.
- Chromaticism (noun): The use of notes foreign to the diatonic scale in a composition; or the use of many colors.
- Achromatic (adjective): Free from color; involving black, white, and grays.
Synonyms
- In terms of color: hue-specifically, coloristically.
- In terms of music: by semitones, diatonically (antonym).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Chromatic aberration: An optical effect where a lens fails to focus all colors to the same point, causing colored fringes.
- Chromatic scale: A musical scale consisting of twelve consecutive semitones.
Adverb
- with respect to color
- chromatically pure