Chrome

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chrome \Chrome\, n.
     Same as {Chromium}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
        {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing


        like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
        chromium and potassium.
  
     {Chrome green}
     (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel
         painting, and glass staining.
     (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
         blue.
  
     {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
        from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
        oxide of lead.
  
     {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used
        by painters.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}
     (kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.]
     To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
     dyeing.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
     A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the
     mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When
     isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible
     with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its
     compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which
     are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico
     printing. Called also {chrome}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chrome
       n : another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
           pigments
       v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: {chromium-plate}]
       2: treat with a chromium compound

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  chrome n. [from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to
     attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a
     system. "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are
     _pretty_ chrome!" Distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact
     that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for
     featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  chrome
       
           (From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy
          {features} added to attract users but contributing little or
          nothing to the power of a system.
       
          "The 3D icons in {Motif} are just chrome, but they certainly
          are *pretty* chrome!"
       
          Chrome is distinguished from {bells and whistles} by the fact
          that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own
          desires for featurefulness.  Often used as a term of contempt
          and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff
          and chrome that comes with Motif".
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1997-09-19)