Associations to the word «Achromatic»

Wiktionary

ACHROMATIC, adjective. (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
ACHROMATIC, adjective. Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
ACHROMATIC, adjective. (biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
ACHROMATIC, adjective. (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
ACHROMATIC, adjective. Being achromatic in subject
ACHROMATIC LENS, noun. (optics) A lens generally composed of two separate lenses, one convex and one concave and generally of different materials, in such a way that the chromatic aberration produced by one is corrected by the other.

Dictionary definition

ACHROMATIC, adjective. Having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white".

Wise words

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