Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In optics, a lens or system of lenses corrected for chromatic aberration.
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- noun A
lens that imparts littlecolor ; a lens that isachromatic .
Etymologies
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PS: Vision in a complete achromat: a personal account is a very interesting feature on achromatopsia by vision scientist Knut Nordby.
Not-so-new colour recognition Ray Girvan 2005
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The magician's tale / David Hunt —An achromat suffering from total color blindness, Kay possesses a vision that informs her world and sharpens her skills as talented photographer.
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The magician's tale / David Hunt —An achromat suffering from total color blindness, Kay possesses a vision that informs her world and sharpens her skills as talented photographer.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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An achromat brings those two wavelengths to the same focus, with other wavelengths very slightly out of focus.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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You can, for example, buy semi-plan apochromatic objectives and plan achromat objectives.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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An apochromat is corrected for three specific wavelengths of light -- usually red, green, and blue -- and brings those three wavelengths to the same focus, providing slightly sharper images than an achromat.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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The first section on the knowledge argument has a number of special treats: Knut Nordby, the achromat color scientist, with a piece on what it's like to be in Mary's situation;
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The first section on the knowledge argument has a number of special treats: Knut Nordby, the achromat color scientist, with a piece on what it's like to be in Mary's situation;
mollusque commented on the word achromat
Citation on achromatopsia.
November 7, 2008