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noun
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
handguns
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, collective, slang, uncountable, usually
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verb
To plate with chrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chromium, Cr, atomic number 24
verb
treat with a chromium compound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: process, treat
verb
plate with chromium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: chromium-plate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plate
History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *khrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. French chromebor. English chrome Borrowed from French chrome.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
