chromatic
Full of color
Chromatic relates to color or to the full range of musical tones.
In music, the chromatic scale includes all twelve semitones within an octave, moving by half steps rather than following a major or minor key: a chromatic passage, chromatic harmony.
In optics and photography, chromatic aberration is color distortion caused by a lens failing to focus all wavelengths at the same point.
Measure of relative size
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- flatLacking vertical variation
- intervalDuration between two points
pitch · half-step · accidental · enharmonic · temperament · twelve-tone · transposition · key
Color's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- tintFaint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- toneQuality of sound
saturation · palette · dye · vibrancy · multicolored · iridescent · opalescent · variegated
Spatial repetition interval
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- refractionWave bending between media
- dispersionScattering across space
spectroscopy · visible · infrared · ultraviolet · spectral · absorption · emission · light
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- progressionSequential forward movement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
consonance · modulation · diatonic · tonic · dominant · subdominant · cadence · altered
Full of life, intensity
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- boldCourageous and daring
- intenseExtreme in degree
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
radiant · dazzling · rich · electric · luminous · striking · eye-catching · flamboyant
Incremental transition between stages
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- transitionChange from one state
- valueImportance or price
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
darkness · brightness · contrast · intensity · luminosity · depth · fading · ombre
scale
Measure of relative size
interval · pitch · half-step · accidental · enharmonic · temperament · twelve-tone · transposition · key · notation
hue
Color's specific character
tone · saturation · palette · dye · vibrancy · multicolored · iridescent · opalescent · variegated · pastel
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- refractionWave bending between media
dispersion · spectroscopy · visible · infrared · ultraviolet · spectral · absorption · emission · light · optics
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- progressionSequential forward movement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
dissonance · consonance · modulation · diatonic · tonic · dominant · subdominant · cadence · altered · diminished
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
brilliant · radiant · dazzling · rich · electric · luminous · striking · eye-catching · flamboyant · garish
gradation
Incremental transition between stages
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- transitionChange from one state
- valueImportance or price
lightness · darkness · brightness · contrast · intensity · luminosity · depth · fading · ombre · interpolation
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- pitchfastball, curveball, slider, changeup, sinker
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- rainbowrainbow, arc, red, colors, orange
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
chromaticachromatic
Lacking visible hue
monochromatic · monochrome · colorless · grayscale · black-and-white
- chromatic scaleAll semitones in order
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