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Definition of Achromatic color
1. Noun. A color lacking hue; white or grey or black.
Exact synonyms: Achromatic Colour
Generic synonyms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring
Specialized synonyms: Black, Blackness, Inkiness, White, Whiteness, Gray, Grayness, Grey, Greyness
Antonyms: Chromatic Color
Generic synonyms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring
Specialized synonyms: Black, Blackness, Inkiness, White, Whiteness, Gray, Grayness, Grey, Greyness
Antonyms: Chromatic Color
Lexicographical Neighbors of Achromatic Color
Literary usage of Achromatic color
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1871)
"Uncolored, hueless, nn- tinged, achromatic. Color-sergeant, n. Ensign, standard-
bearer. Colophony, n. Resin (from the pine), rosin. Colors, n. pi. ..."
2. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1922)
"... of these researches suffer from an indefiniteness in the specification of the
white, or achromatic color which was employed. ..."
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