achromatic
pronunciation
How to pronounce achromatic in British English:
UK [ˌækrəʊ'mætɪk]
How to pronounce achromatic in American English:
US [ˌækrəˈmætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- having no hue
Word Origin
- achromatic (adj.)
- 1766, from Latinized form of Greek akhromatos "colorless," from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + khromat-, comb. form of khroma "color" (see chroma) + -ic.
Example
- 1. Insipidity is only achromatic just be applicable .
- 2. The center of the negev is an especially desolate and achromatic place -- even the few streambeds are dry for most of the year .
- 3. It is equipped with a vertical illuminator , plan achromatic objectives and wide-field eyepieces .
- 4. Finally , the study suggests that future follow-up researches may focus on the investigation of older children , and expand the scope to include exploration on the achromatic color preference , and the correlation between chromatic color preferences and moods .