lateral aberration

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lateral aberration (countable and uncountable, plural lateral aberrations)

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

Antonyms

longitudinal aberration

References

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

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