Aplanatic lens
aplanatic lens
aplanatic lens n.
A lens designed to correct spherical and coma aberration.
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free from spherical aberration and coma. Historical Examples A lens in which the spherical aberration is corrected is said to be aplanatic. An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope John William Griffith aplanatic triplets 64-68 can only be used on stands with rack and pinion adjustment. Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Ernst Leitz adjective (of a lens […]
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defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part. noun (pathol) congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part n. 1885, medical Latin, from Greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + -plasia. aplasia a·pla·si·a (ə-plā’zē-ə, -zhə) n. Congenital absence of an organ or tissue. Incomplete, retarded, or defective […]