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achromatism

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a·chro·ma·tism (-krm-tzm, -kr-)
n.
1. The quality of being achromatic.
2. The correction of chromatic aberration by combining lenses of different refractive indexes and different dispersion.

achromatism
the quality or the condition of being achromatic; staining with difficulty.

achromatism 
1. The condition of being totally colour blind. Syn. achromatopsia.
2. Absence of colour.
3. Condition of a lens or an optical system corrected for, or free from, chromatic aberration. See monochromat.


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The most explicit painting here is Interlude, 1999, whose near achromatism rec alls The Tender Trap, 1998, one of the best works in Brown's Deitch show.
 
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