achromate

English

Noun

achromate (plural achromates)

  1. Alternative form of achromat (“type of lens”)
    • 1967, Paul Bener, A New Spectrophotometer for Measuring Ultraviolet Sky Brightness and Direct Solar Radiation, page 14:
      Each achromate consists of a quartz and a fluorite lens mounted in a common frame.
  2. Alternative form of achromat (“color-blind person”)
    • 2010, James Wynbrandt, Mark D. Ludman, The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, page 7:
      An achromate, as affected individuals are known, must rely on the rods, the photoreceptors responsible for vision at night and in low-light situations, for vision at all times.
    • 2016, Sylvain Seccia, Désiré:
      Funny you should mention colours... I'm an achromate from birth.
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