achromatic lens

achromatic lens
achromatic lens n a compound lens made by combining lenses of different glasses (as flint glass and crown glass) with different focal powers so that the light emerging from the lens forms an image almost free from unwanted colors

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a lens corrected for chromatic aberration.

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  • achromatic lens — achromatinis lęšis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Lęšių sistema, kurios dviejų bangų ilgių, t. y. raudonos ir mėlynos spalvos, vaizdai yra tame pačiame optinės ašies taške. Sistemą sudaro iš skirtingo stiklo padaryti… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

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  • achromatic lens — noun Date: circa 1864 a lens made by combining lenses of different glasses having different focal powers so that the light emerging from the lens forms an image practically free of chromatic aberration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • achromatic lens — noun a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration • Hypernyms: ↑compound lens …   Useful english dictionary

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  • achromatic lens — noun A lens generally composed of two separate lenses, one convex and one concave and generally of different materials, in such a way that the chromatic aberration produced by one is corrected by the other …   Wiktionary

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