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The visual property of being without color
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achromatism
Alternative clues for the word achromatism
Word definitions for achromatism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Achromatism \A*chro"ma*tism\, n. [Cf. F. achromatisme.] The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity. --Nichol.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the '''achromatism''' of a lens; achromaticity. 2 The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separate into colors. 3 achromatopia.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the visual property of being without color [syn: colorlessness , colourlessness ] [ant: color ]
Usage examples of achromatism.
Very occasionally a person lacks all color-receptors and is completely color-blind, a condition called achromatism (ay-kroh'muh-tiz-um.
INDEX INDEX Abduc«ns nerve, 207 Accessory nerve, 208 Acetylcholine, 132 autonomic nervous system and, 218 Achromatism, 297 Acoustic area, 177 Acoustic nerve, 208, 265 Acromegaly, 95 ACTH, 82 autonomic nervous system and, 219 Addison, Thomas, 76 Addison's disease, 76 ADH, 63 Adrenal glands, 40 Adrenalin, 41 schizophrenia and, 335 Adrenergic nerves, 218 Adrenochrome, 335 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone, 82 Alanine, 10 Albinos, eyes of, 276, 277 Aldosterone, 80 Allergies, histamine and, 43-44 All-or-none law, 137 Alpha waves, 178 Amine group, 9 Amino acids, 8 abbreviations of, 11, 12 arrangements of, 14, 15, 36 Amino acids, contd.