chromatic printing

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chromatic printing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chromatic \Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for
     color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the
     skin.]
     1. Relating to color, or to colors.
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     2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or
        semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals
        of the diatonic scale.
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     Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and
           printed in colors.
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     Chromatic aberration. (Opt.) See Aberration, 4.
  
     Chromatic printing, printing from type or blocks covered
        with inks of various colors.
  
     Chromatic scale (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen
        tones, including the eight scale tones and the five
        intermediate tones.
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