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achromatic
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Word definitions for achromatic in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Achromatic \Ach`ro*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? colorless; 'a priv. + ?, ?, color: cf. F. achromatique.] (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context optics English) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion. 2 Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion. 3 (context biology English) Uncolored; not absorbing ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Achromatic means literally “without color”. It can also refer to: Achromatic colors, “ greys ” or “neutral colors”, also black Achromatic lens , a lens designed to minimize chromatic aberration Achromatic vision: Monochromacy (total color blindness) Achromatopsia ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" [syn: white ] [ant: black ] being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1766, from Latinized form of Greek akhromatos "colorless," from a- , privative prefix (see a- (3)), + khromat- , comb. form of khroma "color" (see chroma ) + -ic .
Usage examples of achromatic.
I had the curious thought that these men were nostalgic for black-and-white, their longings dominated by achromatic values, personal extremes of postwar urban gray.
The gathering clouds parted briefly and a crescent moon flooded the bay with a brilliant, achromatic light.
With all the achromatic clearness, the unromantic colourlessness of the early morning.
He opened a drawer and took out a pair of achromatic goggles and a tube of mixed colors.
He had bought a Davontel microscopic camera, with an achromatic lens, and littered the place with what resembled X-ray prints of a particularly dyspeptic stomach.