achromatic
adj.
colorless, lacking color
Grey
achromatic
Adjective
1. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
(synonym) white
(similar) albescent
(see-also) light, light-colored
(attribute) value
2. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil"
(synonym) black
(see-also) dark
(attribute) value
3. having no hue
(antonym) chromatic
(similar) argent, silver, silvery, silverish
(see-also) colorless, colourless
(attribute) hue, chromaticity
Achromatic
(a.)
Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue.
(a.)
Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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