aplanatic
[ ap-luh-nat-ik ]
/ ˌæp ləˈnæt ɪk /
adjective Optics.
free from spherical aberration and coma.
OTHER WORDS FROM aplanatic
ap·la·nat·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby aplanatic
apish,
apivorous,
apl,
aplacental,
aplacophoran,
aplanatic,
aplanatic lens,
aplanetic,
aplanogamete,
aplanospore,
aplasia
Example sentences from the Web for aplanatic
A lens in which the spherical aberration is corrected is said to be aplanatic.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope |John William GriffithAplanatic triplets 64-68 can only be used on stands with rack and pinion adjustment.
Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus |Ernst Leitz
British Dictionary definitions for aplanatic
aplanatic
/ (ˌæpləˈnætɪk) /
adjective
(of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration
Derived forms of aplanatic
aplanatically, adverbWord Origin for aplanatic
C18: from Greek
aplanētos prevented from wandering, from
a-
1 +
planētos, from
planaein to wander
Medical definitions for aplanatic
aplanatic
[ ăp′lə-năt′ĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to an optical lens that is free from chromatic or spherical aberration.