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ABERRATION REFRANGIBILITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chromatic aberration
1, record 1, English, chromatic%20aberration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- color aberration 2, record 1, English, color%20aberration
correct
- colour aberration 3, record 1, English, colour%20aberration
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical lens defect causing color fringes, because the lens material brings different colors of light to focus at different points. 2, record 1, English, - chromatic%20aberration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the chromatic aberration of the lens. 4, record 1, English, - chromatic%20aberration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aberration is due to the unequal refraction of different wavelengths or colors. 5, record 1, English, - chromatic%20aberration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Newtonian aberration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aberration chromatique
1, record 1, French, aberration%20chromatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aberration de réfrangibilité 2, record 1, French, aberration%20de%20r%C3%A9frangibilit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- chromatisme 3, record 1, French, chromatisme
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aberration provenant de la variation des indices de réfraction des éléments d’un objectif en fonction de la longueur d’onde. 2, record 1, French, - aberration%20chromatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’objectif doit éviter les défauts ordinaires des lentilles (chromatisme). 3, record 1, French, - aberration%20chromatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos ópticos
- Medidas de distancia (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aberración cromática
1, record 1, Spanish, aberraci%C3%B3n%20crom%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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