Meanings
nounachromate (plural achromates)
plural achromates
- alternativeAlternative form of achromat (“type of lens”).
Each achromate consists of a quartz and a fluorite lens mounted in a common frame.
1967, Paul Bener, A New Spectrophotometer for Measuring Ultraviolet Sky Brightness and Direct Solar Radiation, page 14 - alternativeAlternative form of achromat (“color-blind person”).
Funny you should mention colours... I'm an achromate from birth.
2016, Sylvain Seccia, Désiré1 more example
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.
2010, James Wynbrandt, Mark D. Ludman, The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, page 7
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