"spherical aberration" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsfɪɹ.ɪk.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ [US] Forms: spherical aberrations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spherical aberration (plural spherical aberrations)
  1. (optics) A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens. Wikipedia link: spherical aberration Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: diopteric aberration Related terms: spherical mirror Translations (type of lens aberration): 球差 (qiúchā) (Chinese Mandarin), sferische aberratie [masculine] (Dutch), pallopoikkeama (Finnish), palloaberraatio (Finnish), aberration sphérique [feminine] (French), aberração esférica [feminine] (Portuguese), aberație sferică (Romanian), ความคลาดทรงกลม (kwaam-klâat-song-glom) (Thai)

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