lateral aberration

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ɚ.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

lateral aberration (countable and uncountable, plural lateral aberrations)

  1. (optics) Deviation from the correct point of focus measured perpendicular to the axis.

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References

  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6