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aplanatic

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ap·la·nat·ic  (pl-ntk)
adj.
Of or relating to optical systems that correct for spherical aberration.
[From a- + Greek plansthai, to wander; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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 aberrationaplanatic - 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"
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