chromatic aberration

chro·mat·ic ab·er·ra·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroh-mat-ik, kruh- ab-uh-rey-shuh n]
- /kroʊˈmæt ɪk, krə- ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən/
- /krəˈmæt.ɪk ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroh-mat-ik, kruh- ab-uh-rey-shuh n]
- /kroʊˈmæt ɪk, krə- ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of chromatic aberration words

noun 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 3
noun chromatic aberration a property of lenses that causes the various colors in a beam of light to be focused at different points, thus causing a margin of colors to appear around the edges of the image 3
noun 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. 1
noun chromatic aberration (optics) An optical aberration, in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths. 0

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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