chromatic aberration

chromatic aberration
[1] An enlargement of the focal spot caused in a cathode tube, by the differences in the electron velocity distribution through the beam.
[2] An enlargement of the focal spot caused in an optical lens system using white light, by the refractive index of the glass varying with the wavelength of the light, resulting in colored fringes surrounding the image.

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  • chromatic aberration — When using white light through a lens system, it is inevitable that different wave lengths (colours) are brought to a focus at slightly different points. As a consequence, there are chromatic aberrations in the image; good microscope objectives… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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