Meanings
nounmetrochrome (plural metrochromes)
plural metrochromes
- Any of various instruments used to measure colours.
Origin
From metro- + -chrome; coined by George Field (chemist), inventor of one such device.
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APA
metrochrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrochrome
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“metrochrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrochrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrochrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrochrome.
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