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apochromatic

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ap·o·chro·mat·ic  (p-kr-mtk)
adj.
Corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration, as a lens.
apochromatic [ˌæpəkrəˈmætɪk]
adj
(Physics / General Physics) (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
apochromatism  [ˌæpəˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm] n
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Adj.1.apochromatic - corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration; "an apochromatic lens"
optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
corrected - having something undesirable neutralized; "with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20"
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