Achromatic Lens Definition

noun
A combination of lenses made of different glass, used to produce images free of chromatic aberrations.
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(optics) 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.

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Noun

Singular:
achromatic lens
Plural:
achromatic lenses

Achromatic Lens Sentence Examples

  • A similar argument may be applied to find at what point an achromatic lens becomes sensibly superior to a single one.

  • If not, the substitution of an achromatic lens will be of no advantage.

  • Calculation shows that, if the aperture be s in., an achromatic lens has no sensible advantage if the focal length be greater than about II in.

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