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chromatic

[kroh-mat-ik, kruh-] / kroʊˈmæt ɪk, krə- /


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Behind the scenes, Moreno formulated her own Spanish-language takes on jazz, which listeners can hear in the 2006 funky, spy-like chromatic track “Escondidos” — which includes a kazoo solo in its outro.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

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

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

For major and minor scales, there are seven notes; for pentatonic, five; for a chromatic scale, twelve.

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




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