spherical aberration
1spherical aberration — Aberration Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from… …
2spherical aberration — n. optical distortion resulting from the spherical shape of a lens or mirror …
3Spherical aberration — shape of lenses and mirrors. This is an important effect, as spherical shapes are much easier to produce than aspherical and so most lenses have spherical shapes. Positive spherical aberration means peripheral rays are bent too much. Negative… …
4spherical aberration — sferinė aberacija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. spherical aberration vok. sphärische Aberration, f rus. сферическая аберрация, f pranc. aberration de sphéricité, f; aberration sphérique, f …
5spherical aberration — F/A/V light passing through the edges of the lenses can also have focal lengths different from those passing through the center is called spherical aberration …
6spherical aberration — spher·i·cal aberration sfir i kəl , sfer n aberration that is caused by the spherical form of a lens or mirror and that gives different foci for central and marginal rays * * * zonal aberration in relation to an axial point; see negative… …
7spherical aberration — noun Date: 1868 aberration that is caused by the spherical form of a lens or mirror and that gives different foci for central and marginal rays …
8spherical aberration — noun an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image • Hypernyms: ↑aberration, ↑distortion, ↑optical aberration …
9spherical aberration — noun A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens …
10spherical aberration — variation in focal length of a lens or mirror from center to edge, due to its spherical shape. [1865 70] * * * …
