Definition
Relating to, producing, or containing color; in music, relating to notes not in the major or minor scale.
Etymology
From Greek 'chromatikos' (of color), derived from 'chroma' (color). Used since ancient Greece in music theory; applied more broadly to color in the 17th century.
Kelly Says
Chromatic scale in music has all 12 semitones—it's the 'full rainbow' of notes—while diatonic scales use just 7, which is why chromatic music sounds so colorful and unsettling to our ears.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሮማቲክ
kroh-mah-tik
ARالعربية
كروماتيكي
kroh-mah-tee-kee
BNবাংলা
ক্রোম্যাটিক
kroh-ma-ti-k
CACatalà
cromàtic
kroh-mah-tik
CSČeština
chromatický
kroh-mah-ti-cky
DADansk
kromatisk
kroh-mah-tisk
DEDeutsch
chromatisch
kroh-mah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
χρωματικός
hro-mah-tik-os
ESEspañol
cromático
kroh-mah-tee-koh
FAفارسی
کروماتیک
kroh-mah-teek
FISuomi
kromati
kroh-mah-tee
FRFrançais
chromatique
kroh-mah-teek
GUGU
ક્રોમેટિક
kroh-me-tik
HAHA
chromatic
kroh-mah-tik
HEעברית
כרומטי
khro-me-ti
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमैटिक
kroh-ma-tik
HUMagyar
kromatikus
kroh-mah-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromatik
kroh-mah-tik
IGIG
chromatic
kroh-mah-tik
ITItaliano
cromatico
kroh-mah-tee-koh
JA日本語
クロマティック
Kuroma-tiku
KKKK
хроматик
khr-oh-mat-ik
KMKM
kromatik
kroh-mah-tik
MRMR
क्रोमॅटिक
kroh-ma-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
kromatik
kroh-mah-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ရဲ့ရောင်
ye-htet-ya-ung
NLNederlands
chromatisch
kroh-mah-tish
NONorsk
kromatisk
kroh-mah-tisk
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੈਟਿਕ
kroh-ma-tik
PLPolski
chromatyczny
kroh-mah-tych-ny
PTPortuguês
cromático
kroh-mah-tee-koh
RORomână
cromatice
kroh-mah-tee-tse
RUРусский
хроматический
khr-oh-mat-iches-kiy
SVSvenska
kromatisk
kroh-mah-tisk
SWKiswahili
chromatic
kroh-mah-tik
TAதமிழ்
கிறோமேட்டிக்
ki-ro-me-tti-k
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమేటిక్
kroh-me-tik
THไทย
โครมาติก
kroh-mah-tik
TLTL
kromatik
kroh-mah-tik
TRTürkçe
kromatik
kroh-mah-tik
UKУкраїнська
хроматичний
khr-oh-mat-ich-nyy
URاردو
کروماتک
kroh-mah-tik
VITiếng Việt
chroma
kroh-mah
YOYO
chromatic
kroh-mah-tik
ZUZU
chromatic
kroh-mah-tik