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Chromatic

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001112

Relating to color or the properties of light that depend on wavelength. In optics, it describes phenomena where different wavelengths of light are affected differently, leading to color separation or aberrations. Chromatic dispersion is a key characteristic of optical materials, quantified by the Abbe number.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001112
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectOptics and imaging
See alsoAchromatic; Apochromat; Chromatic aberration; Dichromatic; Isochromatic
TranslationsGerman: chromatisch; Spanish: cromático; French: chromatique
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001112",
  "term": "Chromatic",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Relating to color or the properties of light that depend on wavelength. In optics, it describes phenomena where different wavelengths of light are affected differently, leading to color separation or aberrations. Chromatic dispersion is a key characteristic of optical materials, quantified by the Abbe number.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "see_also": [
    "achromatic",
    "apochromat",
    "chromatic aberration",
    "dichromatic",
    "isochromatic"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "chromatisch",
    "es": "cromático",
    "fr": "chromatique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/chromatic/"
}

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