how to pronounce chrome

/ˈkɹoʊm/

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chrome is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chrome in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Microsoft is that now chrome is the …”

meanings of chrome

noun:

The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
Handguns.
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

verb:

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

chrome frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word chrome occurs in english on average 4.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.