chromatic

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Since it operated without the pouches of chromatic gel that Samaras had previously manipulated, he employed double exposures, colored lights, and paint to alter his images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“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

This roughly mimics the developmental progression of chromatic enrichment as babies' eyesight matures over the first years of life.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

It can strike you as quintessentially French, perhaps because it shares chromatic DNA with Matisse’s “Blue Nude” series of cutouts.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Young instrumentalists are encouraged to practice playing the chromatic scale in order to ensure that they know the fingerings for all the notes.

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