alychne

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noun

The line of zero luminance in a color space.

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Meanings

nounalychne (plural alychnes)

plural alychnes

  1. The line of zero luminance in a color space.

Origin

Coined by Erwin Schrödinger from Ancient Greek, Literally, “no light”.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lachney
Cite this entry
APA

alychne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alychne

MLA

“alychne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alychne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alychne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alychne.

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