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