| slovo | definícia |
chrome
(mass) | chrome
- chróm |
chrome
(encz) | chrome,chrom n: Zdeněk Brož |
chrome
(encz) | chrome,chromovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Chrome
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chromed
(kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming.] [From Chrome, n.]
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
dyeing.
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Chrome
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
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chrome
(gcide) | Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the
mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When
isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible
with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its
compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which
are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico
printing. Called also chrome.
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chrome
(wn) | chrome
n 1: another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
pigments
v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn:
chrome, chromium-plate]
2: treat with a chromium compound |
chrome
(foldoc) | chrome
(From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy
features added to attract users but contributing little or
nothing to the power of a system.
"The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly
are *pretty* chrome!"
Chrome is distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact
that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own
desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt
and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff
and chrome that comes with Motif".
[Jargon File]
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chrome
(jargon) | chrome
n.
[from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract users
but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. “The 3D icons
in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are pretty chrome!”
Distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact that the latter are
usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often
used as a term of contempt.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
chrome
(mass) | chrome
- chróm |
monochrome
(mass) | monochrome
- jednofarebný, monochromatický |
polychrome
(mass) | polychrome
- farebný |
chrome
(encz) | chrome,chrom n: Zdeněk Brožchrome,chromovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
chrome alum
(encz) | chrome alum, n: |
chrome green
(encz) | chrome green, n: |
chrome red
(encz) | chrome red, n: |
chrome tanning bath
(encz) | chrome tanning bath,chromočinicí lázeň [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
chrome yellow
(encz) | chrome yellow, n: |
chrome-nickel steel
(encz) | chrome-nickel steel, n: |
chrome-tungsten steel
(encz) | chrome-tungsten steel, n: |
chromed
(encz) | chromed,pochromovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
chromedome
(encz) | chromedome, |
chromesthesia
(encz) | chromesthesia, n: |
cytochrome
(encz) | cytochrome,cytochrom n: Zdeněk Brož |
cytochrome c
(encz) | cytochrome c, n: |
fluorochrome
(encz) | fluorochrome, n: |
hematochrome
(encz) | hematochrome, n: |
mercurochrome
(encz) | Mercurochrome, |
monochrome
(encz) | monochrome,jednobarevný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
nichrome
(encz) | nichrome,slitina niklu a chromu n: Lukáš Jirkovský |
phytochrome
(encz) | phytochrome,fytochrom [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
polychrome
(encz) | polychrome,barevný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
psychrometer
(encz) | psychrometer,psychrometr n: Zdeněk Brož |
synchromesh
(encz) | synchromesh,druh převodovky Zdeněk Brož |
trichrome
(encz) | trichrome, adj: |
ochromený
(czen) | ochromený,hamstrungadj: Zdeněk Brožochromený,palsiedadj: Zdeněk Brožochromený,paralysedadj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
ochromeně
(czen) | ochromeně,numbly |
psychrometr
(czen) | psychrometr,psychrometern: Zdeněk Brož |
bichrome
(gcide) | bichrome \bichrome\ bicoloured \bicoloured\adj.
1. having two colors.
Syn: bicolor, bicolour, bicolored.
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bicolor bicolour bicolored bicoloured bichrome
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Cholochrome
(gcide) | Cholochrome \Chol"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, bile + ? color.]
(Physiol.)
See Bilirubin.
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chrome
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chromed
(kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming.] [From Chrome, n.]
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
dyeing.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
[1913 Webster]Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the
mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When
isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible
with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its
compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which
are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico
printing. Called also chrome.
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Chrome alum
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
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Chrome green
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), n.
1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
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2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
verdant herbage; as, the village green.
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O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton.
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3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
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In that soft season when descending showers
Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
--Pope.
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4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
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5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
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Alkali green (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
green; -- called also Helvetia green.
Berlin green. (Chem.) See under Berlin.
Brilliant green (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
emerald green in composition.
Brunswick green, an oxychloride of copper.
Chrome green. See under Chrome.
Emerald green. (Chem.)
(a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
brilliant green; -- called also aldehyde green,
acid green, malachite green, Victoria green,
solid green, etc. It is usually found as a double
chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
(b) See Paris green (below).
Gaignet's green (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
of a basic hydrate of chromium.
Methyl green (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
luster; -- called also light-green.
Mineral green. See under Mineral.
Mountain green. See Green earth, under Green, a.
Paris green (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
bug; -- called also Schweinfurth green, {imperial
green}, Vienna green, emerald qreen, and {mitis
green}.
Scheele's green (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
also Swedish green. It may enter into various pigments
called parrot green, pickel green, Brunswick green,
nereid green, or emerald green.
[1913 Webster]Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
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Chrome red
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
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Chrome steel
(gcide) | Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le;
akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan.
staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.]
1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and
properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing
between one half of one per cent and one and a half per
cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with
an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be
tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability
decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in
carbon.
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2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:
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(a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "Brave Macbeth . .
. with his brandished steel." --Shak.
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While doubting thus he stood,
Received the steel bathed in his brother's
blood. --Dryden.
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(b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for
sharpening knives.
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(c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
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3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is
characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel."
--Johnson. "Manhood's heart of steel." --Byron.
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4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.
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Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,
generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,
steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,
etc.
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Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.
Blister steel. (Metal.) See under Blister.
Cast steel (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally
made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
ordinarily, steel of any process of production when
remelted and cast.
Chrome steel, Chromium steel (Metal.), a hard, tenacious
variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat
resembling tungsten steel.
Mild steel (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower
proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it
softer and more malleable.
Puddled steel (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from
cast iron by the puddling process.
Steel duck (Zool.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.
Eng.]
Steel mill.
(a) (Firearms) See Wheel lock, under Wheel.
(b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.
(c) A mill where steel is manufactured.
Steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists
of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel
spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by
which they are kept open.
Steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings
have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a
medicine.
Tincture of steel (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the
chloride of iron.
Tungsten steel (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a
small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and
hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering
qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
[1913 Webster]Chrome steel \Chrome steel\
Same as Chromium steel, under Steel.
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Chrome yellow
(gcide) | Yellow \Yel"low\, n.
1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any
other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum
which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat
guarded with yellow." --Shak.
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2. A yellow pigment.
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Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, {King's
yellow}, etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc.
Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil,
porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead
metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic
lead nitrate, and common salt.
Patent yellow (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting
essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also
Turner's yellow.
[1913 Webster]Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as Chromium.
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Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
Chrome green
(a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used
by painters.
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Chromed
(gcide) | Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chromed
(kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming.] [From Chrome, n.]
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
dyeing.
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chromesthesia
(gcide) | chromesthesia \chromesthesia\ n.
a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results
in the experience of color sensations. [Also spelled
chromaesthesia.]
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Endochrome
(gcide) | Endochrome \En"do*chrome\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? color.] (Bot.)
The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether
green, red, yellow, or any other color.
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fluorochrome
(gcide) | fluorochrome \fluorochrome\ n.
Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence
microscopy to stain specimens.
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Haemachrome
(gcide) | Haemachrome \H[ae]m"a*chrome\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*kr[=o]m or
h[=e]"m[.a]-), n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. chrw^ma color.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
Hematin.
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Haemochrome
(gcide) | Haemochrome \H[ae]m"o*chrome\ (-kr[=o]m), n.
Same as H[ae]machrome.
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Heliochrome
(gcide) | Heliochrome \He"li*o*chrome\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*kr[=o]m), n.
[Helio- + Gr. chrw^ma color.]
A photograph in colors. --R. Hunt.
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Hemachrome
(gcide) | Hemachrome \Hem"a*chrome\, n.
Same as H[ae]machrome.
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Kodachrome
(gcide) | Kodachrome \Ko"da*chrome`\ (k[=o]"d[a^]*kr[=o]m`), n. [A
trademark.]
A brand of photographic transparency bearing a positive color
image.
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Mercurochrome
(gcide) | merbromine \merbromine\ n.
A mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic;
Mercurochrome is the trademark.
Syn: Mercurochrome.
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Metallochrome
(gcide) | Metallochrome \Me*tal"lo*chrome\, n. [See Metallochromy.]
A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic
compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by
depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by
electricity.
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Metrochrome
(gcide) | Metrochrome \Met"ro*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? + ? color.]
An instrument for measuring colors.
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monochrome
(gcide) | Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a.
Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic
picture. Called also, monochromatic and monochrome.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Monochrome \Mon"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? of one color; mo`nos single
+ ? color: cf. F. monochrome.]
A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with
a single color.
[1913 Webster]black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and
white\adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing)
depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of
gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of
images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting
with polychrome technicolor three-color; as, a
black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie
"Schindler's List" was shot in black and white.
Syn: black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.
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Monochrome
(gcide) | Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a.
Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic
picture. Called also, monochromatic and monochrome.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Monochrome \Mon"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? of one color; mo`nos single
+ ? color: cf. F. monochrome.]
A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with
a single color.
[1913 Webster]black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and
white\adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing)
depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of
gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of
images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting
with polychrome technicolor three-color; as, a
black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie
"Schindler's List" was shot in black and white.
Syn: black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.
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monochrome
(gcide) | Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a.
Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic
picture. Called also, monochromatic and monochrome.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Monochrome \Mon"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? of one color; mo`nos single
+ ? color: cf. F. monochrome.]
A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with
a single color.
[1913 Webster]black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and
white\adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing)
depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of
gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of
images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting
with polychrome technicolor three-color; as, a
black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie
"Schindler's List" was shot in black and white.
Syn: black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.
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Myochrome
(gcide) | Myochrome \My"o*chrome\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? color.] (Physiol.)
A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored
muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.
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Phycochrome
(gcide) | Phycochrome \Phy"co*chrome\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + chrw^ma
color.] (Bot.)
A bluish green coloring matter of certain alg[ae].
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Polychrome
(gcide) | Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent
solutions. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, a. [Cf. F. polychrome.]
Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome
printing.
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Psychrometer
(gcide) | Psychrometer \Psy*chrom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. psychro`s cold + -meter:
cf. F. psychrom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor
in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb
hygrometer.
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Psychrometrical
(gcide) | Psychrometrical \Psy`chro*met"ric*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to the psychrometer or psychrometry.
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Psychrometry
(gcide) | Psychrometry \Psy*chrom"e*try\, n.
Hygrometry.
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Stereochrome
(gcide) | Stereochrome \Ste"re*o*chrome\, n.
Stereochromic picture.
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Urochrome
(gcide) | Urochrome \U"ro*chrome\, n. [1st uro- + Gr. ? color.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only
pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as
identical with urobilin.
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bichrome
(wn) | bichrome
adj 1: having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored
postage stamp" [syn: bicolor, bicolour, bicolored,
bicoloured, bichrome, dichromatic] |
chrome
(wn) | chrome
n 1: another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
pigments
v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn:
chrome, chromium-plate]
2: treat with a chromium compound |
chrome alum
(wn) | chrome alum
n 1: a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant
in dyeing |
chrome green
(wn) | chrome green
n 1: any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome
yellow and iron blue
2: a brilliant green color |
chrome red
(wn) | chrome red
n 1: a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate |
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