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achromatic colour

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achromatic colour
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics colour, such as white, black, and grey, that is devoid of hue See colour [2]
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Noun1.achromatic colour - a color lacking hueachromatic colour - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
black, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
gray, grayness, greyness, grey - a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


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As we can see, the consensus among subjects is higher with achromatic colours than with chromatic colours.
 
 
 
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