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
“There is some indication that chromatic composition of light, whether it is outdoors or from digital devices, is an important factor in this whole mechanism,” Khanal said.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025
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
A whole tone scale, a scale made only of whole steps, sounds very different from a chromatic scale.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Music - Middle School
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