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
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. 2012