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achromatism

achromatism noun: the state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.

Noun

achromatism (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
    • the achromatism of a lens
  2. The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
    • No flaming flower relieved its black achromatism although that tree had been known long ago to burst open with a three-hour glory.1946, Mervyn Peake, “Mrs Slagg by Moonlight”, in Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode
  3. Achromatopia.

achromatism meaning in Tamil

achromatism in Tamil

நிறநீக்கம், நிறங்காட்டாத நிலை

Origin of achromatism

Compare French achromatisme.

Questions about achromatism

What does achromatism mean?
Achromatism means the state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
What is achromatism in Tamil?
Achromatism in Tamil is நிறநீக்கம், நிறங்காட்டாத நிலை. See Achromatism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achromatism?
Achromatism is a noun.

Words near achromatism in the dictionary

  1. achromatisation
  2. achromatise
  3. achromatised
  4. achromatises
  5. achromatising
  6. achromatism
  7. achromatisms
  8. achromatization
  9. achromatize
  10. achromatized
  11. achromatizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achromatism (page history and authors); achromatism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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