achromatic

/ˌækɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/

adjective

  1. 1

    Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.

  2. 2

    Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.

  3. 3

    Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue

  4. 4

    Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.

  5. 5

    Being achromatic in subject

    The lecture was achromatic, the speaker used politics to suppress the weight of his/her subject.

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