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achromatic adjective [ ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk ]

• relating to, using, or denoting lenses that transmit light without separating it into constituent colours.
• "achromatic microscopes"
• without colour.
• "the achromatic gloom"
Origin: late 18th century: via French from Greek a- ‘without’ + khrōmatikos (from khrōma ‘colour’).


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