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achromatically
Variant of achromatic
achromatic
definition
achro·matic (ak′rə mat′ik, ā′krə-)
adjective
- colorless
- refracting white light without breaking it up into its component colors
- forming visual images whose outline is free from prismatic colors an achromatic lens
- Biol.
- staining poorly with the usual stains
- made of achromatin
- Music without accidentals; diatonic an achromatic scale
Etymology: Gr achrōmatos < a-, without + chrōma, color (see chrome) + -ic
Related Forms:
- achromatically ach′ro·mat′i·cally adverb
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