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Hazel vs Chromatic - What's the difference?

hazel | chromatic |

As a proper noun hazel

is from the plant or colour hazel popular in the us at the turn of the 20th century.

As an adjective chromatic is

relating to or characterised by hue.

hazel

English

(wikipedia hazel)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus , bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
  • The nut of the hazel tree.
  • The wood of a hazelnut tree.
  • A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.
  • (mining) freestone
    • (Raymond)

    Quotations

    * , Scene I *: Kate, like the hazel -twig, *: Is straight and slender, and as brown in hue *: As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels.

    Synonyms

    * (nut) filbert, hazelnut

    Adjective

  • Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

    • Derived terms

    * hazel grouse * hazelnut * witch hazel/wych hazel

    See also

    * lamb's tails * sweet gum * ----

    chromatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to or characterised by hue.
  • Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
  • (music) Related to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage is written.

    • Derived terms

    * * *

    External links

    * * * English words suffixed with -atic