achromatic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀχρωμάτιστος (akhrōmátistos, “uncolored”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), equivalent to a- + chromatic; compare French achromatique.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editachromatic (comparative more achromatic, superlative most achromatic)
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:achromatic
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Being achromatic in subject.
- The lecture was achromatic; the speaker used politics to suppress the weight of his/her subject.
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editTranslations
editoptics: free from colour
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biology: uncoloured
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music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale
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being achromatic in subject
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