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单词 apochromat
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Definition of apochromat in English:

apochromat

nounˌapəˈkrəʊmatˈapəkrəmatˌapəˈkrōmat
Physics
  • A lens or lens system that reduces spherical and chromatic aberration.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Higher order spherical aberration in apochromats is a result of strongly curved lens surfaces.
    • A few 9-inch and 10-inch apochromats were sold to Universities and rich individuals, the design details being kept secret.
    • There are now a few apochromats on the market that are comparable in price to similar, high-end achromats.
    • The biggest problem with early apochromats, other than their sizable cost and complexity, was light loss.
    • But labels can be misleading; just as there are better quality achromats, not all apochromats are created equal.

Derivatives

  • apochromatic

  • adjective apəkrəˈmatɪkˌæpəkroʊˈmædɪk
    Physics
    • Digital video doesn't have apochromatic aberration; on film, red, green, and blue do not focus at the same plane, so when you shoot film, green and red are very close together but blue is fairly far out.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In 1868 he invented the apochromatic lens system for the microscope.
      • The apochromatic lens, therefore, corrects for chromatic aberration to a greater degree than does an achromatic lens.
      • I hope the following history of the apochromatic lens designs made by Roland Christen of Astro-Physics is of some interest to the readers.

Origin

Early 20th century: from apo- + chromatic.

 
 

Definition of apochromat in US English:

apochromat

nounˌapəˈkrōmat
Physics
  • A lens or lens system that reduces spherical and chromatic aberration.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The biggest problem with early apochromats, other than their sizable cost and complexity, was light loss.
    • Higher order spherical aberration in apochromats is a result of strongly curved lens surfaces.
    • There are now a few apochromats on the market that are comparable in price to similar, high-end achromats.
    • But labels can be misleading; just as there are better quality achromats, not all apochromats are created equal.
    • A few 9-inch and 10-inch apochromats were sold to Universities and rich individuals, the design details being kept secret.

Origin

Early 20th century: from apo- + chromatic.

 
 
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