chromatology

[ kroh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. chromatics.
2. a treatise on colors.

chromatology

/ ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. another name for chromatics

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromatology¹

First recorded in 1840–50; chromato- + -logy

Example Sentences

Associated words: chromatics, colorific, colorist, chromatism, chromatology, lake, decolorant, mordant, intinctivity, iridescent, iridescence, prismatic, pigmentation, fugacious, fugitive, fugacity, monochromatic, monochrome, polychromy, polychromatic, suffuse, suffusion, imbuement, chromatic, achromatic. color, n. ruddiness, redness, flush, blush, rosiness; semblance, pretext; variety, shade, kind, species; pl. flag.

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