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Chromatic \Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for
color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the
skin.]
1. Relating to color, or to colors.
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2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or
semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals
of the diatonic scale.
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Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and
printed in colors.
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{Chromatic aberration}. (Opt.) See {Aberration}, {4}.

{Chromatic printing}, printing from type or blocks covered
with inks of various colors.

{Chromatic scale} (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen
tones, including the eight scale tones and the five
intermediate tones.
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