chromatic aberration

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English

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Photographic example showing high quality lens (top) compared to lower quality model exhibiting transverse chromatic aberration (seen as a blur and a rainbow edge in areas of contrast.)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹoʊˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /kɹəˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

chromatic aberration (plural chromatic aberrations)

  1. (optics) An optical aberration in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths.

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