Used in a Sentence

chrome

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chrome.

Editorial note

On Monday the entire cover of Metro (big London/UK free commuter paper) was a four side Chrome ad.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chrome gathered in one view.

noun

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

verb

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

noun

(US, slang, collective) handguns

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chrome.

noun

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

verb

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

noun

(US, slang, collective) handguns

verb

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

Example sentences

1

On Monday the entire cover of Metro (big London/UK free commuter paper) was a four side Chrome ad.

2

Now of course on Windows there is no contest, Chrome is faster, but on Mac Safari is slightly faster.

3

Very different from {P}NaCl, which was very successfully killed by everyone except Chrome ignoring it.

4

Presumably it's a win for the people who prefer Chrome to the other browsers, yes?

5

Firefox did a good job of getting Microsoft to release IE7, but it was never compellingly better in the way that Chrome is.

6

Many times, my research time > coding time, so it would be cool if WakaTime made a Chrome plugin that could track that time.

7

I'm staying with Firefox for the time being even though Chrome maximises screen real estate and scrolls better (larger increments).

8

First, I've un-minified the Chrome extension code (only added 2kb in size), and it will remain that way going forward.

9

I've tried using Chrome as my default browser on Mac many times, but always end up going back to Safari.

10

When I'm using Windows, it's my default for sure, but on Mac Chrome isn't ready yet.

11

In chrome, I'm getting extremely similar times for the two approaches without caching (I am in-network, so my roundtrips are ~1ms).

12

Yes I was surprised to see a Chrome ad at Tottenham Court Road station on the London Underground the other day.

Quote examples

1

Safari still "works" better on the Mac than the Chrome dev builds.

2

There's the extension "Stylish!" for Chrome and Firefox which has quite a good UI for giving the power of styling websites back to the user.

3

"The scrolling in Chrome annoys me by being all herky jerky." Call me shallow, but that's the biggest blocker for me.

Proper noun examples

1

Plus Safari is very close to Chrome's performance on a Mac, at least insomuch that anyone wouldn't notice.

2

Bugger all (the age of IE6/Firefox/IE7) and constant churn (pretty much since the iPhone/Chrome was released).

3

Chrome has great potential, but is still not to the point where it can serve as a valid replacement for me.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chrome in a sentence?

On Monday the entire cover of Metro (big London/UK free commuter paper) was a four side Chrome ad.

What does chrome mean?

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

What part of speech is chrome?

chrome is commonly used as noun, verb.