- 1. a. Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens. Source: opted
- 2. adj. free from or corrected for spherical aberration Source: wordnet
- 3. Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens. Aplanatic focus of a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed. Source: webster
- 4. Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combinedas to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens. Aplanatic focusof a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from which rays diverging passthe lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lensesthere are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this factthat the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes areconstructed. Source: adambom
- 5. s free from or corrected for spherical aberration Source: ecdict
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