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chromaticism

noun

Etymology

From chromatic + -ism.

  1. derived from *gʰer-✻ — “to grind; to rub; to stroke; to remove”
  2. derived from χρωματικός — “relating to colour; one of the three types of tetrachord in Greek music”
  3. borrowed from chrōmaticus
  4. borrowed from chromatique — “chromatic”
  5. suffixed as chromaticism — “chromatic + ism”

Definitions

  1. the quality or state of being chromatic

  2. the act or action of chromaticizing

    the act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)

    • excessive chromaticism means excessive increase in harmonic tension -- Mosco Carner

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chromaticism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA