ACHROMATISM

colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism, achromaticity

(noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

achromatism (uncountable)

The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.

The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.

Achromatopia.

Source: Wiktionary


A*chro"ma*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. achromatisme.]

Definition: The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity. Nichol.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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