-chromismcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. photochromism n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek χρῶμα , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek χρῶμα colour (see chrome n.) + -ism suffix. Compare -chromy comb. form. Compare also chromism n.Formations are attested from at least the second half of the 19th cent.; apparently earliest in formations paralleled by equivalent nouns ending in -chromatism ( < chromatism n. or its Greek etymon); compare e.g. metachromism n. and polychromism n. From at least the early 20th cent. also attested in formations after words in e.g. French -chromie or German -chromie -chromy comb. form (compare e.g. halochromism n. at halo- comb. form¹ , thermochromism n.).

Forming nouns denoting processes, properties, or phenomena relating to colour, frequently corresponding to adjectives in -chromic comb. form. Cf. -chromy comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-chromism
释义	-chromismcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. photochromism n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek χρῶμα , -ism suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek χρῶμα colour (see chrome n.) + -ism suffix. Compare -chromy comb. form. Compare also chromism n.Formations are attested from at least the second half of the 19th cent.; apparently earliest in formations paralleled by equivalent nouns ending in -chromatism ( < chromatism n. or its Greek etymon); compare e.g. metachromism n. and polychromism n. From at least the early 20th cent. also attested in formations after words in e.g. French -chromie or German -chromie -chromy comb. form (compare e.g. halochromism n. at halo- comb. form¹ , thermochromism n.). Forming nouns denoting processes, properties, or phenomena relating to colour, frequently corresponding to adjectives in -chromic comb. form. Cf. -chromy comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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