aberration of magnification

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• aberration — 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… …   Universalium

• Aberration — (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,… …   Medical dictionary

• Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …   Wikipedia

• chromatic aberration — 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… …   Universalium

• Chromatic aberration — On top is corner detail in a photograph taken with a higher quality lens; bottom is a similar photograph taken with a wide angle lens showing severe visible lateral chromatic aberration. The effect is pronounced on the right side of the building… …   Wikipedia

• chromatic 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 …   Medical dictionary

• chromatic aberration — chromat′ic aberra′tion n. opt the variation of either the focal length or the magnification of a lens system with different wavelengths of light • Etymology: 1825–35 …   From formal English to slang

• chromatic aberration — /krəˌmætɪk æbəˈreɪʃən/ (say kruh.matik abuh rayshuhn) noun Optics (of a lens system) the variation of either the focal length or the magnification, with different wavelengths of light, characterised by prismatic colouring at the edges of, and… …  

• Optical telescope — Eight Inch refracting telescope (Chabot Space and Science Center) An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather and focus light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum for directly viewing a magnified image for… …   Wikipedia

• microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium

• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium