"best form lens" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: best form lenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} best form lens (plural best form lenses)
  1. (optics) A lens that is designed to minimize spherical aberration. Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-best_form_lens-en-noun-K~6eURY8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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