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Definition of achromatize

What does achromatize mean?

verb

1. remove color from
   • synonym: achromatise
   • more generic: alter / change / modify = cause to change; make different

Alternative definition

verb

1. To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
2. To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system

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The American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology (1913)

by Casey Albert Wood

Achromatize. tr. v. To render achromatic. Achromatopsia. (L.), n. f. Total color-blindness. All colored objects appear gray to achromatoptic individuals. See Color-blindness. Achromatosen.

A dictionary of entomology (2001)

by G. Gordh, D. H. Headrick

ACHROMATIZE Trans. Verb. (Greek, a = without; chroma = colour.) To render colourless. ACHROMATO- Greek prefix indicating colourless properties of the noun stem. e.g. Achromatophore. Alt. Achromat-. ACHROMIC Adj. (Greek, a = without; ...

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