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achromatic.

Adjective
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MEANING

1. Lacking a distinct color hue, as in black, white, or gray.

2. Designed to reduce the separation of colors caused by a lens.

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  • achromatic palette
  • achromatic image

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The achromatic palette made the red indicator seem brighter.

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achromatic

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Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: uncommon.

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