Spherical aberration
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Description
A lens defect which produces a blurred image. Spherical aberrations inhibit the optical system from focusing the image in one plane. A lens with spherical aberration refracts rays passing through its outer edges to a different focal plane than rays passing through the center of the lens.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sphärische Aberration (Deut.); aberration sphérique (Fr.);