chrome

UK /kɹəʊm/ US /kɹoʊm/

noun 3verb 2

Definitions

noun

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.

So, just as a car might have shiny chrome trimming, a bumper, and a grill that cover the vehicle, so the chrome of an OS window surrounds and complements the window itself. Examples of chrome include the title bar, the Minimize/Maximize/Restore buttons, menu bars, and toolbars.

Similarly [to the chrome exterior of an automobile], in most modern GUIs, the chrome lives around the edges of the screen, surrounding the middle area, which is dedicated to the user's data.

handguns

Disrespect my nigga Boss and I'm flashin' the chrome

I ain't trippin' long 'cause I can reach the chrome / Heat your home like Southern California Gas, police pass

verb

To plate with chrome.

To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Collocations

ADJ.

actual, based, better, modern, shiny, slower, super

The shiny chrome bumper on that old car still looked brand new after decades.

VERB + CHROME

feels, like, making, prefer, switched, use, uses

I switched to Chrome because it loads websites much faster than my old browser.

CHROME + NOUN

bumper, dome, exterior, os, rims

The vintage car gleamed in the sunlight with its shiny chrome bumper.

PREP.

around, on, than, without

The old motorcycle looked better without all that shiny chrome.

ADV.

similarly

The new car's bumper was shiny chrome, and similarly the grille gleamed in the sunlight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — plate with chromium

chromium-plate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

chrome horn

The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle that the first car would like to pass.

Dale Earnhardt just put the chrome horn to that lapped car in front of him.

chrome dome

A bald head.

Linebacker Carlton Bailey shaved his head last year. . . . Soon, the bald head became the rage among the linebackers. Now, just about every Giants linebacker has a chrome dome.

Example Bank

So, just as a car might have shiny chrome trimming, a bumper, and a grill that cover the vehicle, so the chrome of an OS window surrounds and complements the window itself. Examples of chrome include

Wiktionary

Similarly [to the chrome exterior of an automobile], in most modern GUIs, the chrome lives around the edges of the screen, surrounding the middle area, which is dedicated to the user's data.

Wiktionary

I had the idea of making our browser chrome match the actual hardware you were on. If your Mac’s bezel was Bondi blue, we’d make our UI Bondi blue.

Wiktionary

I switched to Google Chrome and it worked.

Tatoeba · #969883

I tested it on both Firefox and Chrome.

Tatoeba · #2774941

Tom uses Google Chrome.

Tatoeba · #5965062

Usage Notes

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In some senses, chrome is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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