chrome

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
chrome
    n 1: another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
         pigments
    v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn:
         {chrome}, {chromium-plate}]
    2: treat with a chromium compound
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chrome \Chrome\, n.
   Same as {Chromium}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
      {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing
      like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
      chromium and potassium.

   {Chrome green}
   (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel
       painting, and glass staining.
   (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
       blue.

   {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
      from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
      oxide of lead.

   {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used
      by painters.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}
   (kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.]
   To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
   dyeing.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
   A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the
   mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When
   isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible
   with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its
   compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which
   are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico
   printing. Called also {chrome}.
   [1913 Webster]
from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
chrome
 n.

   [from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract
   users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system.
   "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are pretty
   chrome!" Distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact that the
   latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for
   featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt.
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
chrome

   <jargon> (From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy
   {features} added to attract users but contributing little or
   nothing to the power of a system.

   "The 3D icons in {Motif} are just chrome, but they certainly
   are *pretty* chrome!"

   Chrome is distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact
   that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own
   desires for featurefulness.  Often used as a term of contempt
   and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff
   and chrome that comes with Motif".

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1997-09-19)
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