Achromatizing

/əˈkroʊmətaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The ongoing process of correcting chromatic aberration or making something colorless; American present participle form.

Etymology

From 'achromatize' + '-ing' (present participle suffix). American spelling variant describing the active optical correction process.

Kelly Says

Engineers achromatizing modern telescope lenses use computers to simulate light paths through millions of possible glass combinations—what took 18th-century scientists years now takes minutes!

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