Chrome Definition

krōm
chromed, chromes, chroming
noun
chromes
Chromium or chromium alloy, esp. as used for plating.
Webster's New World
Something plated with a chromium alloy.
American Heritage
Any of certain salts of chromium, used in dyeing and tanning.
Webster's New World
A chromium pigment.
Webster's New World

(computing, graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.

Wiktionary
verb
chromed, chromes, chroming
To plate with chromium.
Webster's New World
To treat with a salt of chromium, as in dyeing.
Webster's New World

To plate with chrome.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
suffix
Colored.
Polychrome.
American Heritage
Color; pigment.
Urochrome.
American Heritage
affix
Color or coloring agent.
Urochrome.
Webster's New World
Chromium.
Ferrochrome.
Webster's New World

Origin of Chrome

  • French from Greek khrōma color (from the brilliant colors of chromium compounds)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French chrome.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek khrōma color

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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