chromatic
adjective/kroʊˈmætɪk/
Frequency rank: #14,168 most common English word
Meaning
relating to or using the full range of colors, or in music, relating to notes outside the standard diatonic scale.
Example sentence
The painter chose chromatic colors that shifted from deep violet to bright orange across the canvas.
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