chromatic aberration

  • 21Chromatic — Chro*mat ic, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.] 1. Relating to color, or to colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of… …

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  • 22Chromatic printing — Chromatic Chro*mat ic, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.] 1. Relating to color, or to colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or… …

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  • 23Chromatic scale — Chromatic Chro*mat ic, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.] 1. Relating to color, or to colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or… …

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  • 24Chromatic (disambiguation) — Chromatic, a word ultimately derived from the Greek noun χρῶμα (khrṓma), which means complexion or color , and then from the Greek adjective χρωματικός (khrōmatikós; colored ), may refer to: In music: Chromatic scale, the western tempered twelve… …

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  • 25Aberration — has several meanings:*An abnormality of chromosomes *A disorder in one s mental state (see Mental illness) In optics: *Optical aberration, an imperfection in image formation by an optical system **Spherical aberration, which occurs when light… …

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  • 26Aberration — Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from theory.… …

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  • 27aberration — [ab΄ər ā′shən] n. [L abberatio < aberrare: see ABERRANT] 1. a departure from what is right, true, correct, etc. 2. a deviation from the normal or the typical 3. mental derangement or lapse 4. Astron. a small, periodic apparent change in the… …

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  • 28aberration — aberrational, adj. /ab euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or… …

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  • 29Aberration — (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal chromosome number or the normal chromosome structure. In this sense, aberration is also synonymous with deflection, departure, divergence,… …

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  • 30aberration — Departure from normal; in microscopy two common forms of optical aberration cause problems, spherical aberration in which there is distortion of the image of the magnified object and chromatic aberration that leads to coloured fringes a… …

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