lateral aberration

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɚ.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

lateral aberration (countable and uncountable, plural lateral aberrations)

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

Antonyms

• longitudinal 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