Chrominance

//ˈkɹəʊ.mɪn.əns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Blend of chroma + luminance.

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