Dictionary Definition
chrome n : another word for chromium when it is
used in dyes or pigments
Verb
1 plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures"
[syn: chromium-plate]
2 treat with a chromium compound
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊm
Noun
- Another name for chromium when used to plate other metals.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bright chrome
- chrome alum
- chrome-ammonia alum
- chrome black
- chrome blue
- chrome brick
- chrome colour
- chrome furnace
- chrome garnet
- chrome green
- chrome handler
- chrome ink
- chrome iron
- chrome iron ore
- chromel
- chrome leather
- chrome maker
- chrome-nickel steel
- chrome ocher, chrome ochre
- chrome orange
- chrome red
- chrome spinel
- chrome solid
- chrome-tanned
- chrome-tanning
- chrome tape
- chrome violet
- chrome yellow
- chromic
- chromite
- chromous
- ferrochrome
- hard chrome
- mercurochrome
- Nichrome®
- lemon chrome
- orange chrome
- zinc chrome
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
//Noun
chrome mExtensive Definition
Chrome may refer to:
- Chrome plating, where the element chromium is fixed to a surface
- Burning Chrome, a series of short stories by William Gibson
- User interface chrome, the borders and widgets that frame the content part of a window
- Chrome (game), a sci-fi first person shooter by Techland
- Chrome (programming language), an Object Pascal implementation for the .NET Framework
- Ferrochrome, FeCr, an alloy of chrome and iron, most commonly used in stainless steel production
In music:
- Chrome (band), a music group from San Francisco that was most active from the late 1970s to the 1980s
- Chrome (Catherine Wheel album), an album from British band Catherine Wheel
- Chrome (Trace Adkins album), an album by country music singer Trace Adkins
- Chrome (Cale Hawkins album), an album from solo artist Cale Hawkins
- Chrome (song), a song from Debbie Harry's debut solo album Koo Koo
- Chrome, channel 83 on XM Satellite Radio focusing on a disco music format