Definition of Aplanatic

1. Adjective. Free from or corrected for spherical aberration. "An aplanatic mirror"

Category relationships: Optics
Similar to: Corrected

Definition of Aplanatic

1. a. Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.

Definition of Aplanatic

1. Adjective. (context: of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration ¹

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Definition of Aplanatic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Aplanatic

1. Corrected for spherical aberration and coma. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aplanatic

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apituitarism
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apixaban
apjohnite
aplacental
aplacentata
aplacophora
aplacophoran
aplanat
aplanatic (current term)
aplanatic lens
aplanatic points
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aplasia
aplasias
aplastic
aplastic anaemia
aplastic anemia
aplastic lymph
aplenty
aplite

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