aplanatic (redirected from Aplanat)

ap·la·nat·ic  (pl-ntk)

adj.

Of or relating to optical systems that correct for spherical aberration.

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[From a- + Greek plansthai, to wander; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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aplanatic [ˌæpləˈnætɪk]

adj

(Physics / General Physics) (of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration

[from Greek aplanētos prevented from wandering, from a-¹ + planētos, from planaein to wander]

aplanatically  adv

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Adj.

1.

aplanatic - free from or corrected for spherical aberration; "an aplanatic mirror" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light corrected - having something undesirable neutralized; "with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20"