chrome

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
2. (uncountable, usually) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
3. (US, collective, slang, uncountable, usually) handguns

Verb

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

Synonyms

chromium

chromium-plate

chromic

chrome leather

pigments

plate

chromicize

Translations

Chrom

chrome

cromo

chromer

cromo

cromar

chroom

cromar

crómio

cromare

krom

χρώμιο

cromar

كروم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹəʊm/

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.