English Explanatory Dictionary

chrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
  2. The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
  3. handguns
verb
  1. To plate with chrome.
  2. To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Pronunciation

/kɹəʊm/ /kɹoʊm/ en-us-chrome.ogg

Word forms

chrome chromes chroming chromed

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Synonyms

chromium-plate

Related words

chromidium chromium

Derived words

bichrome biochrome bright chrome chemochrome chrome alum chrome-ammonia alum chrome black chrome blue chrome brick chrome colour chrome diopside chrome dome chrome furnace chrome garnet chrome green chrome handler chrome horn chrome ink chrome iron chrome iron ore chromel chrome leather chromeless chrome maker chrome-nickel steel chrome ocher chrome ochre chrome orange chrome-plated chrome red chrome solid chrome spinel chrome-sulfuric acid chrome-tanned chrome-tanning chrome tape chrome violet chromework chromey chrome yellow chromic chromie chromite chromize chromous cryptochrome dechrome duochrome ferrochrome hard chrome lemon chrome mercurochrome national school bus chrome Nichrome orange chrome zinc chrome chromable rechrome
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary