longitudinal aberration

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌlɑn.d͡ʒəˈtjud.n̩.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌlɑn.d͡ʒəˈtjud.nəl ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌlɑn.d͡ʒəˈtud.n̩.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌlɑn.d͡ʒəˈtud.nəl ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

longitudinal aberration (plural longitudinal aberrations)

(optics) Deviation from the correct point of focus measured parallel to the axis.

Antonyms

lateral aberration

References

Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6

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