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OPTICAL ABERRATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
DEF

An optical defect in which the rays from a point object do not form a perfect point after passing through an optical system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
DEF

Défaut dans la formation des images par un système optique, les rayons lumineux issus d'un point objet ne formant pas un point image parfait.

OBS

aberration : terme et définition tirés de la source Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Fotografía
DEF

Defecto óptico debido al cual los rayos procedentes de un punto no forman una imagen perfecta de ese punto al atravesar un sistema óptico.

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