CHROME


Meaning of CHROME in English

chrome /krəʊm $ kroʊm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Greek chroma ( ⇨ ↑ chromatic ); because of the green, red, and yellow colors of chromium compounds ]

a type of hard shiny metal:

a chrome candleholder

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.