Optical Engineering Terminology

noun the process of making something colorless or removing color

• The achromatization process involves removing all color from an image.
• I never knew achromatization was a thing until I saw it in action.
• They achromatized the photo to make it look vintage.
• The artist achromatized the painting to convey a sense of emptiness and desolation.

verb to remove color or make something colorless

• The scientist was able to achromatize the light using a special lens.
• I'm going to try to achromatize this photo to make it black and white.
• I'm going to achromatize this outfit to make it more stylish.
• She tried to achromatize the situation by removing all emotions from the conversation.

noun a technology used in telescopes to actively adjust the shape of a mirror or lens to improve image quality

• Active optics is a technology used in telescopes to actively adjust the shape of the mirror to compensate for distortions.
• They use active optics in those fancy telescopes to make sure they get a clear view of the stars.
• Active optics is like magic for telescopes, making sure they see everything perfectly.
• In life, we need to have active optics to adjust our perspective and see things more clearly.