aplanatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite free from or corrected for spherical aberration
    • an aplanatic mirror

WordNet


Ap`la*nat"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. priv. + disposed to wander, wandering, to wander.
Definitions
  1. (Opt.) Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.

Webster 1913