"aberrator" meaning in English

See aberrator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: aberrators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aberrator (plural aberrators)
  1. (optics) A device that simulates aberration in an image. Categories (topical): Optics

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