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View synonyms for chromaticity

chromaticity

[ kroh-muh-tis-i-tee ]

noun

, Optics.
  1. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength and its purity.


chromaticity

/ ˌkrəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromaticity1

First recorded in 1900–05; chromatic + -ity
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Example Sentences

Printers are generally better than digital monitors or CRT's: but the fundamental problem is that the gamut of colours seen by the eye is roughly horseshoe shaped when plotted as a chromaticity diagram, whereas the convex combination of any number of pigments can only be a straight-sided approximation of a horseshoe shape.

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