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chromatic aberration

 
–noun Optics.
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.
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Also called chromatism.

Origin:
1825–35
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chromatic aberration  
n.  Color distortion in an image produced by a lens, caused by the inability of the lens to bring the various colors of light to focus at a single point.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chromatic aberration
Function: noun
: aberration caused by differences in the refraction of light at different frequencies
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chromatic aberration n.
Color distortion in an image produced by a lens, caused by the inability of the lens to bring the various colors of light to focus at a single point. Also called chromatism.

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chromatic aberration  
See under aberration.
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