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achromatize

American  
[ey-kroh-muh-tahyz] / eɪˈkroʊ məˌtaɪz /
especially British, achromatise

verb (used with object)

achromatized, achromatizing
  1. to make achromatic; deprive or free of color.


achromatize British  
/ əˈkrəʊmətaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make achromatic; to remove colour from

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of achromatize

First recorded in 1835–45; achromat(ic) + -ize

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For example, it is possible, with one thick lens in air, to achromatize the position of a focal plane of the magnitude of the focal length.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

If all three constants of reproduction be achromatized, then the Gaussian image for all distances of objects is the same for the two colours, and the system is said to be in ``stable achromatism.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In this manner the conditions are maintained that any one constant of reproduction is equal for two different colours, i.e. this constant is achromatized.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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