chroma key

A form of chromakey — The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.

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Meanings

nounchroma key (plural chroma keys)

plural chroma keys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of chromakey.
verbchroma key (third-person singular simple present chroma keys, present participle chroma keying, simple past and past participle chroma keyed)

present singular third person chroma keys · participle present chroma keying · participle past chroma keyed · past chroma keyed

  1. alternativetransitiveAlternative spelling of chromakey.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blue screengreenscreen
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APA

chroma key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chroma%20key

MLA

“chroma key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chroma%20key. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chroma key,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chroma%20key.

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