Definition
An organism or cell that is colorless or lacks pigmentation; alternatively, a lens system corrected for chromatic aberration.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'chroma' (color) + '-ate' (suffix forming nouns). Used interchangeably with 'achromat' in both biological and optical contexts since the 1800s.
Kelly Says
The term achromate can describe both a transparent jellyfish larva and a camera lens—showing how the same Greek roots describe completely different things in nature and human invention!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አ χρωማዊ
a-kro-ma-wi
ARالعربية
خالٍ من اللون
kha-lin min al-la-wan
BNবাংলা
অনাক্রম
o-na-kram
CACatalà
acromàtic
a-kro-ma-tik
CSČeština
achromat
a-kro-mat
DADansk
achromat
a-kro-mat
DEDeutsch
Achromat
a-kro-mat
ELΕλληνικά
αχρωματικός
a-kro-ma-ti-kos
ESEspañol
achromático
a-kro-ma-ti-ko
FAفارسی
رنگناز
rang-naaz
FISuomi
achromat
a-kro-mat
FRFrançais
achromatique
a-kro-ma-ti-k
HEעברית
אכרומטי
a-kro-ma-ti
HIहिन्दी
रंगहीन
rang-heen
HUMagyar
achromat
a-kro-mat
IDBahasa Indonesia
achromat
a-kro-mat
ITItaliano
achromatico
a-kro-ma-ti-ko
KMKM
អន្តរកម្ម
ant-rok-kam
MSBahasa Melayu
achromat
a-kro-mat
MYမြန်မာ
အရောင်မရှိ
a-ya-ung-ma-shyi
NLNederlands
achromat
a-kro-mat
NONorsk
achromat
a-kro-mat
PLPolski
achromatyczny
a-kro-ma-tyt-sny
PTPortuguês
achromático
a-kro-ma-ti-ko
RORomână
achromat
a-kro-mat
RUРусский
ахромат
akhr-mat
SVSvenska
achromat
a-kro-mat
SWKiswahili
achromat
a-kro-mat
TEతెలుగు
చూపులేని
choop-u-le-ni
TRTürkçe
achromat
a-kro-mat
UKУкраїнська
ахромат
a-khro-mat
VITiếng Việt
achromat
a-kro-mat