chromaticity

noun

Definition of chromaticitynext
as in brightness

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Recent Examples of chromaticity In our testing, the Cintiq Pro 17 covered 100% of the sRGB space (which is very similar to Rec. 709) and 98.1% of DCI-P3 (see the chromaticity chart above). — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024 Validation experiments to mimic lighting, display and sensing applications demonstrated that chromaticity, a measure of colorfulness separate from brightness, could be controlled with much more precision than the human eye can detect. — Meeri Kim | Inside Science, ABC News, 11 July 2021 The saffron from Navelli, L'Aquila, Abruzzo considered among the best in the world, isn’t added to alter the chromaticity, but rather for the flavor. — Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chromaticity
  1. brightness
  2. chroma
  3. saturation
  4. contrast
  5. value
  6. lightness
Noun
  • Apple already tunes its IPS panels to draw more color coverage and brightness out of them than usual, so imagine what OLED could do married to the MacBook Air’s color coverage and its True Tone color-temperature-adjustment feature.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There's a lot of brightness, but there's a lot of darkness.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Saturation, or chroma, refers to the level of intensity or brilliance of a color.
    — Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of chroma
Noun
  • The cyber vendor market is approaching saturation as customers struggle to differentiate marketing hype from real capability.
    — Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Moreover, because affordable systems rely on saturation to overwhelm defenses, the United States could build a massive drone fleet that would be used only once.
    — Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of saturation
Noun
  • In contrast, applications in the Northeast and West have grown slower.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In contrast, a chile relleno soup stored in a steam table beneath an air conditioning unit was too cold.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of contrast
Noun
  • Conversely, the slower application growth for elite institutions may signal a need to rethink their value proposition in a changing higher education landscape.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At likely his lowest value ever now is a good time to try and trade for the veteran tight end.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of value
Noun
  • Plunkett, so adept at channeling great pain through layers of gauzy lightness, reveals the depths of the character’s fear and avoidance when Ella asks if Joy will be present for her death.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The result is a robust overall runtime that nonetheless gives you a sense of lightness.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of lightness

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