Achromatic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀχρωμάτιστος (akhrōmatistos), “‘uncolored’”) from ἀ- (a-), “‘alpha privative’”) + χρῶμα (khrōma), “‘color’”); compare French achromatique

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /eɪˈkɹəʊ.mæt.ɪk/, SAMPA: /eI"kr@U.m{t.Ik/

Adjective

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Positive Achromatic

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1. Template:Optics 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. (biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
4. (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
5. Being achromatic in subject

   The lecture was achromatic, the speaker used politics to suppress the weight of his/her subject.

Related terms

• achromaticity
• achromatism
• achromatic lens
• achromatic prism
• chromatic

Translations

optics: free from colour

Bulgarian: безцветен bg(bg), неоцветен bg(bg)

Simplified Chinese: 消色差的

containing components to prevent colour-related distortion

Simplified Chinese: 消色差的

biology: uncoloured

Bulgarian: неоцветен bg(bg)

Simplified Chinese: 非染色性的

music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale

Bulgarian: диатоничен bg(bg)

being achromatic in subject

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Italian: acromatico (all)

ar:achromatic be:achromatic et:achromatic fa:achromatic fr:achromatic io:achromatic hu:achromatic pl:achromatic ru:achromatic sv:achromatic ta:achromatic te:achromatic vi:achromatic zh:achromatic