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CHROMATIC DISPERSION

\kɹə͡ʊmˈatɪk dɪspˈɜːʃən], \kɹə‍ʊmˈatɪk dɪspˈɜːʃən], \k_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k d_ɪ_s_p_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CHROMATIC DISPERSION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Separation of the elementary colors composing white light by means of a prism.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

See Dispersion of light.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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