chromatic aberration
the variation of either the focal length or the magnification of a lens system with different wavelengths of light, characterized by prismatic coloring at the edges of the optical image and color distortion within it.
Origin of chromatic aberration
1- Also called chromatism.
Words Nearby chromatic aberration
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How to use chromatic aberration in a sentence
The false colouring of the image is due to chromatic aberration.
Half-hours with the Telescope | Richard A. ProctorThe secondary spectrum is very commonly confounded with the chromatic aberration of higher order.
A refracting telescope which has been freed from the effects of chromatic aberration is called achromatic.
Pleasures of the telescope | Garrett ServissThe great obstacle which long stood in the way of the improvement of refractors was the defect known as "chromatic aberration."
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century | Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) ClerkeBy this adjustment of the lenses of the condenser it is possible to do away with disturbing chromatic aberration.
Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus | Ernst Leitz
British Dictionary definitions for chromatic aberration
a defect in a lens system in which different wavelengths of light are focused at different distances because they are refracted through different angles. It produces a blurred image with coloured fringes
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Scientific definitions for chromatic aberration
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