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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChromatismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kʁo.maˈtɪs.mʊs/
"Der Chromatismus im Gemälde erzeugt eine intensive emotionale Wirkung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being colored, or a characteristic arrangement or distribution of colors.
"The striking chromatism of the autumn leaves provided a vibrant palette for the landscape painter." - 2
In optics and photography, an aberration or coloration resulting from the dispersion of light.
"The high-end camera lens was engineered specifically to minimize unwanted chromatism around high-contrast edges."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'chromat-', combining 'chroma' (meaning color) with the suffix '-ism' denoting a condition, system, or quality. It entered technical English usage in the 19th century primarily within the fields of optics, botany, and music to describe distinctive colorations or chromatic phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chromatism" is said worldwide
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chromatisme
Transliteration: /kʁɔ.ma.tism/
"Le chromatisme de cette fleur attire de nombreux pollinisateurs."
Chromatismus
Transliteration: /kʁo.maˈtɪs.mʊs/
"Der Chromatismus im Gemälde erzeugt eine intensive emotionale Wirkung."
cromatismo
Transliteration: /kromaˈtizmo/
"Il cromaticismo della pelliccia offre un eccellente mimetismo."
cromatismo
Transliteration: /kromaˈtizmo/
"El cromatismo de las aves tropicales es verdaderamente fascinante."
cromatismo
Transliteration: /kɾomaˈtizmu/
"O cromatismo natural das rochas revela sua composição mineral."
वर्णमयता
Transliteration: varnamayata
"तt्पlet तितलियों की वर्णमयता देखने योग्य है।"
色彩主义
Transliteration: sè cǎi zhǔ yì
"这幅画的色彩主义表现得淋漓尽致。"
색채주의
Transliteration: saekchaejuui
"작가의 독특한 색채주의가 작품에 잘 드러나 있습니다."
色彩主義
Transliteration: shikisaishugi
"その絵画の豊かな色彩主義が観客を魅了した。"
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