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chrome

4 7.4
A metal used to make bright colors for paint and cloth
  • noun
  • /kroʊm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cromo
  • You're not going to see a lot of kind of Chrome metallic look with that.
  • chrome yellow
  • chrome moly
  • cobalt-chrome

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Examples

  • It's actually just a Chrome sort of very ultra shiny finish.

  • The artist used a bright chrome yellow pigment to create vibrant paintings.

  • The clubs are chrome with nickel under that, then the base metal.

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  • It's like this soft pale gold Chrome shade that is out of this world.

  • We took the American dream and covered it with candy, paint and chrome.

  • The serum is light Chrome blue, and you can see it right here.

  • They have an intense duo Chrome finish to them.

  • An enormous round mirror, resting in a crescent of chrome, hung above the fireplace.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The shade Chrome in the Rock the Smokey Eye Shadow Palette just looks like chrome.

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  • Frances nearly trips over the grandmother, crouched by a blunt formation of black rock, on her knees with a table knife, chipping chrome yellow powder from the rock and dusting it off her hands into a plastic bag.

    Fiction book (1994)

Compounds

chrome dome
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A smooth shiny bald head that people joke about

chrome yellow
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A bright yellow paint made from lead and used for painting

chrome green
  • Archaic
7.3

A bright green color made by mixing yellow and blue used in paint and ink

chrome green
  • Archaic
6.2

A vivid green color often used in paint and dye

A shiny metal thing on a car or truck that makes a loud sound and looks decorative

chrome red
  • Archaic
7.9

A bright red pigment used in paint

chrome-nickel steel
  • Specialized
5.5

A strong steel alloy with chromium and nickel that resists rust and stays flexible at different temperatures

chrome-tungsten steel
  • Specialized
7.0

A strong metal made with chromium and tungsten that resists heat and wear

chrome alum
  • Specialized
9.9

A violet salt used to tan leather and help dyes stay on fabric

Surface Forms

chrome singular
chromes plural

Etymology

Chrome comes from the Greek word chroma meaning 'color', so it was used for bright pigments that give strong, lasting colors like vivid greens and yellows.