"achromatic" meaning in All languages combined

See achromatic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌæk.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ [UK, US], /ˌeɪ.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-achromatic.wav Forms: more achromatic [comparative], most achromatic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀχρωμάτιστος (akhrōmátistos, “uncolored”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), equivalent to a- + chromatic; compare French achromatique. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀχρωμάτιστος|t=uncolored}} Ancient Greek ἀχρωμάτιστος (akhrōmátistos, “uncolored”), {{affix|en|a-|chromatic|id1=not}} a- + chromatic, {{cog|fr|achromatique}} French achromatique Head templates: {{en-adj}} achromatic (comparative more achromatic, superlative most achromatic)
  1. (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion. Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: achromatic Translations (optics: free from colour): անգույն (anguyn) (Armenian), безцветен (bezcveten) (Bulgarian), неоцветен (neocveten) (Bulgarian), acromàtic [masculine] (Catalan), 消色差的 (Chinese), akromata (Esperanto), akromaattinen (Finnish), akromatikus (Hungarian), neughaaoil (Manx), بیفام (bi-fâm) (Persian), achromatyczny (Polish), acromático (Portuguese), acromático (Spanish), awankulayin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-achromatic-en-adj-B~pSstBA Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'optics: free from colour': 64 7 24 2 3
  2. Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion. Translations (containing components to prevent colour-related distortion): acromàtic [masculine] (Catalan), 消色差的 (Chinese), värikorjattu (Finnish), acromático (Portuguese), acromático (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-achromatic-en-adj-en:lens Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 43 18 18 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 37 16 30 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 47 15 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 51 15 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 32 15 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 34 16 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 33 16 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 12 43 18 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 41 17 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 35 17 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 28 19 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 41 18 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 15 35 17 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 12 33 16 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 32 18 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 31 19 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 44 18 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 34 17 18 15 Disambiguation of 'containing components to prevent colour-related distortion': 23 60 8 6 4
  3. (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: uncoloured): неоцветен (neocveten) (Bulgarian), acromàtic [masculine] (Catalan), 非染色性的 (Chinese), akromaattinen (Finnish), acromático (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-achromatic-en-adj-NFG2N942 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- (not) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a- (not): 7 9 41 37 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: uncoloured': 6 5 75 7 7
  4. (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals. Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale): диатоничен (diatoničen) (Bulgarian), acromático (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-achromatic-en-adj-8dwlLcG- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- (not) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a- (not): 7 9 41 37 7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale': 4 7 5 80 4
  5. Being achromatic in subject.
    Sense id: en-achromatic-en-adj-XqPHcHJg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: achromatic, colorless, colourless, hueless Hypernyms: lacking Hyponyms: aplanatic [optics, physics, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], decoloured, undyed, uncolored Derived forms: achromatically, nonachromatic, pseudoachromatic Related terms: achromaticity, achromatic lens, achromatic prism, achromatism, chromatic
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Manx translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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      "word": "achromatic prism"
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      "word": "colorless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:achromatic",
      "word": "colourless"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anguyn",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "անգույն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezcveten",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "безцветен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neocveten",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "неоцветен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acromàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "消色差的"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "akromata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "akromaattinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "akromatikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "neughaaoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bi-fâm",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "بیفام"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "achromatyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "acromático"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "acromático"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "optics: free from colour",
      "word": "awankulayin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "containing components to prevent colour-related distortion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acromàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "containing components to prevent colour-related distortion",
      "word": "消色差的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "containing components to prevent colour-related distortion",
      "word": "värikorjattu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "containing components to prevent colour-related distortion",
      "word": "acromático"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "containing components to prevent colour-related distortion",
      "word": "acromático"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neocveten",
      "sense": "biology: uncoloured",
      "word": "неоцветен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biology: uncoloured",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acromàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "biology: uncoloured",
      "word": "非染色性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: uncoloured",
      "word": "akromaattinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biology: uncoloured",
      "word": "acromático"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diatoničen",
      "sense": "music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale",
      "word": "диатоничен"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale",
      "word": "acromático"
    }
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}

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