achromatism

achromatism definition - medical

a·chro·ma·tism (ā-krōˈmə-tĭzˌəm, ə-krōˈ-)

noun
  1. The quality of being achromatic.
  2. The correction of chromatic aberration by combining lenses of different refractive indexes and different dispersion.

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