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achromatic lens
Lens (or combination of lenses) that brings different wavelenghts within a ray of light to a single focus, thus overcoming chromatic aberration. It was first successfully made by Joseph von Fraunhofer.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Astronomy
- Category: General astronomy
- Company: Caltech
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