achromatic lens


noun Optics.

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.
Also called achromat.

Origin of achromatic lens

probably earlier than 1860–65

Medical definitions for achromatic lens

achromatic lens

n.

A combination of lenses made of different glass, used to produce images free of chromatic aberrations.