achromat

noun

ach·​ro·​mat ˈa-krə-ˌmat 

plural achromats

: a lens made by combining lenses of different glasses having different focal powers so that the light emerging from the lens forms an image practically free of chromatic aberration : achromatic lens

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from German Achromat, short for achromatische Linse "achromatic lens"

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for achromat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat

Medical Definition

achromat

noun

ach·​ro·​mat ˈak-rə-ˌmat 

: achromatic lens