ACHROMATIZE

achromatize, achromatise

(verb) remove color from; “achromatize the lenses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

achromatize (third-person singular simple present achromatizes, present participle achromatizing, simple past and past participle achromatized)

(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.

(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system

Source: Wiktionary


A*chro"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achromatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Achromatizing.] Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To deprive of color; to make achromatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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


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