achromatic

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.

   achromatic color scheme

2. adjective Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.

   An achromatic lens reduces color distortion in optical instruments.

3. adjective Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
4. adjective Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.

Similar words

colorless inky white blackish whitish lily-white off-white snow-white chalky snowy

Often followed by

lens lenses telescope objectives and condenser color objective object

Word family

achromatically achromatism achromatisms achromatize achromatized achromatizes achromatizing