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achromatisms

achromatisms is the plural of achromatism.

Meaning of achromatism

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.

Questions about achromatisms

What is achromatisms the plural of?
Achromatisms is the plural of achromatism.

Words near achromatisms in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achromatisms (page history and authors); achromatism (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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