chromatic

chromatic
    adj 1: able to refract light without spectral color separation;
           "chromatic lens"
    2: based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic
       scale" [ant: {diatonic}]
    3: being or having or characterized by hue [ant: {achromatic},
       {neutral}]
    

Chromatic \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.
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   2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or
      semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals
      of the diatonic scale.
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   Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and
         printed in colors.
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   {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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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "chromatic":
      cold, colorific, coloring, cool, dichromatic, enharmonic, glowing,
      harmonious, many-colored, matching, medley, monochromatic,
      monochrome, monochromic, motley, parti-colored, pigmentary,
      polychromatic, prismatic, rainbow, semitonic, spectral, tinctorial,
      tingent, tonal, tonic, toning, variegated, warm