chromatic aberration of position
1chromatic aberration — Aberration 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… …
2chromatic aberration lateral — difference in magnification due to differences in position of the principal points for light of different wavelengths; also a difference of focal length …
3chromatic aberration longitudinal — difference in position along the axis for the focal points of light, produced by unequal deviation of light rays of different wavelengths by a lens …
4Aberration — 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.… …
5aberration — [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… …
6aberration — n. deviation; momentary mental lapse; Astronomy, apparent deviation from heavenly body s true position due to movement of observer with the earth. ♦ chromatic aberration, focusing of light of different colours at different points resulting… …
7aberration — [1] An apparent change of position of a heavenly body, due to the speed of light having a finite ratio to the relative velocity of the source and the observer. [2] In an image forming system, e.g., an optical or electronic lens, failure to… …
8annual aberration — Aberration 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… …
9diurnal aberration — Aberration 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… …
10Planetary aberration — Aberration 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… …
