chromatic aberration [krō`mad·ik ab·ǝ`rā·shǝn] ELECTRONICS An electron-gun defect causing enlargement and blurring of the spot on the screen of a cathode-ray tube, because electrons leave the cathode with different initial velocities and are deflected differently by the electron lenses and deflection coils. OPTICS An optical lens defect causing color fringes, because the lens material brings different colors of light to focus at different points. Also known as color aberration. |