Achromatic Definition

ăkrə-mătĭk, ākrə-
adjective
Colorless; specif., designating or of the group of colors comprising black, white, and gray.
Webster's New World
Refracting white light without breaking it up into its component colors.
Webster's New World
Forming visual images whose outline is free from prismatic colors.
An achromatic lens.
Webster's New World
Having only the diatonic tones of the scale.
American Heritage
Staining poorly with the usual stains.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Achromatic

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek akhrōmatos a- without a–1 khrōma khrōmat- color

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Achromatic Sentence Examples

  • This was applied to an excellent achromatic telescope of 34 in.

  • It will be seen, then, that the visual and photographic foci are now merged in one, and the image is practically as achromatic as that yielded by a reflector.

  • If not, the substitution of an achromatic lens will be of no advantage.

  • The reflecting telescope became the only available tool of the astronomer when great light grasp was requisite, as the difficulty of procuring disks of glass (especially of flint glass) of suitable purity and homogeneity limited the dimensions of the achromatic telescope.

  • There are also other eye-pieces having the field-lens double or achromatic as well as the eye-lens.

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