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alychne

alychne noun: the line of zero luminance in a color space.

Noun

alychne (plural alychnes)

  1. The line of zero luminance in a color space.

Forms of alychne

pluralalychnes

Origin of alychne

Coined by Erwin Schrödinger from Ancient Greek, Literally, “no light”.

Questions about alychne

What does alychne mean?
Alychne means the line of zero luminance in a color space.
What part of speech is alychne?
Alychne is a noun.
What is the plural of alychne?
The plural of alychne is alychnes.

Words near alychne in the dictionary

  1. Alyaksey
  2. alyaunte
  3. alyauntes
  4. alyauntis
  5. Alyawarra
  6. alychne
  7. alychnes
  8. Alycia
  9. alydid
  10. alydids
  11. Alyea

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