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View synonyms for chromaticity
chromaticity
[ kroh-muh-tis-i-tee ]
noun
, Optics.
- the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength and its purity.
chromaticity
/ ˌkrəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ /
noun
- 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
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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.
From New York Times
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