Chro*mat"ic (?), a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. &?;, suited for color, fr. &?;, &?;, color; akin to &?; color, &?; skin, color of the skin.]
1. Relating to color, or to colors.
2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale,
instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale.
&fist; The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors.
Chromatic aberration. (Opt.) See Aberration,
4. -- Chromatic printing, printing
from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors. -- Chromatic scale (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the
eight scale tones and the five
intermediate tones.
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