chromatic

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The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Not so much by the delightfully odd “Space Babies” episode with its on-the-nose title and guest cast that’s still in diapers but the chromatic cheer of the whole thing.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

However, for OTN wavelengths, ordinary visible cameras lose sensitivity and only a few commercially available lenses exist that can correct chromatic aberration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

Lage takes some modal and chromatic detours, and the pianist Kris Davis flings around free-jazz clusters, but the track never loses a rowdy roadhouse spirit.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Because of this, most traditional and popular Western music uses major or minor scales rather than the chromatic or whole tone scales.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones