What does "chromatic aberration" mean?

An optical aberration in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths.

What is a synonym for "chromatic aberration"?

Common synonyms include: chromatism.

Pronounced //kɹoʊˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩//.

/kɹoʊˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ noun

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Noun

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An optical aberration in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths.
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an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes wordnet