achromatize

[ey-kroh-muh-tahyz] / eɪˈkroʊ məˌtaɪz /

VERB

bleach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lighten

STRONG

blanch blench decolor decolorize etiolate fade peroxide

WEAK

grow pale make pale wash out

Antonyms

WEAK

blacken darken yellow

VERB

fade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dim disappear dissolve dull evaporate vanish

STRONG

blanch bleach blench clear decolorize discolor etiolate muddy neutralize pale tarnish

WEAK

become colorless evanish grow dim lose brightness lose luster tone down wash out

Antonyms

STRONG

brighten darken

WEAK

color sharpen strengthen

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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.

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