achromatic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
achromatic /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk/
adjective
  • 1 relating to or denoting lenses that transmit light without separating it into constituent colours.
  • 2 without colour.
– derivatives
achromaticity noun,
achromatism noun.
– origin C18: via Fr. from Gk a- ‘without’ + khrōmatikos (from khrōma ‘colour’).
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