achromatize

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achromatize

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From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).

verb achromatizes · achromatizing · achromatized · achromatise

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

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verb to deprive of colour

Portuguêsdescolorir, descolorar

verb to remove chromatic aberration

Portuguêsacromatizar
Italianoacromatizzare

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@misc{achromatize_2026,
  title = {achromatize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achromatize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}