the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present
See alsosaturation 4 (in colour television) the colour component in a composite coded signal
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chro•ma
(krō′mə),USA pronunciation n.
- Opticsthe purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Opticsintensity of distinctive hue;
saturation of a color.
- Greek chrôma color
- 1885–90
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'chroma' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chrom-
- chroma key
- chromato-
- chrome
- color
- gray
- homochrome
- hypochromia
- neutral
- pale
- purity
- rhodochrosite
- saturated
- saturation
- thin
- tone