achromatic colour vs gray

achromatic colour and gray both are nouns.

achromatic colour is not an adjective while gray is an adjective.

achromatic colour is not a verb while gray is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
achromatic colour	Yes	No	No	No
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, gray is a hyponym of achromatic colour; that is, gray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than achromatic colour:

achromatic colour: a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Other hyponyms of achromatic colour include black, blackness, inkiness, white, whiteness, grayness, grey, greyness.

achromatic colour (noun)	gray (noun)
a color lacking hue; white or grey or black	horse of a light gray or whitish color
	clothing that is a grey color
	a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
	any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
	the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

achromatic colour (adjective)	gray (adjective)
	of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
	intermediate in character or position
	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
	used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

achromatic colour (verb)	gray (verb)
	turn grey
	make grey

achromatic colour vs gray

achromatic colour and gray both are nouns.

achromatic colour is not an adjective while gray is an adjective.

achromatic colour is not a verb while gray is a verb.

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