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achromatic lens
a system of two or more lenses that is substantially free from chromatic aberration and in which the lenses are made of different substances so that the focal length of the system is the same for two or three wavelengths of light. -
achromatic prism
a system of two or more prisms of different substances that deflects but does not disperse a beam of light. -
amphiaster
the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end -
crown lens
a lens made of optical crown, esp the optical-crown part of a compound achromatic lens -
flint glass
an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens. -
gray scale
a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.