Color Names

Chrome

Bright, metallic sheen on a bumper or a faucet.

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Chrome is a light grey, close to white.

It can be described as light, pale and neutral.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Chrome

Chromium

Chromium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal.

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Chrome plating

Chrome plating is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object. A chrome plated part is called chrome, or is said to have been chromed. The chromium layer can be decorative, provide corrosion resistance, facilitate cleaning, and increase surface hardness. Sometimes a less expensive substitute for chrome, such as nickel, may be used for aesthetic purposes.

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chrome

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.

Verb

  1. To plate with chrome.
  2. To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
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