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.
Also called
chromatism.
Origin of chromatic aberration
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby chromatic aberration
chromaffinopathy,
chromakey,
chromat-,
chromate,
chromatic,
chromatic aberration,
chromatic adaptation,
chromatic colour,
chromatic scale,
chromatic sign,
chromatic vision
British Dictionary definitions for chromatic aberration
chromatic aberration
noun
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
Medical definitions for chromatic aberration
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.
chromatism
Scientific definitions for chromatic aberration
chromatic aberration
See under aberration.