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achromatize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
achro-m-a-tize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.

Transitive verb

verb

To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

achromatizes (present, singular) achromatizing (participle, present) achromatized (participle, past) achromatized (past) achromatise (alternative)

Synonyms

achromatise

Questions

What does achromatize mean?
To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
Where does achromatize come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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