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ABERRATION SPHERICITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

The aberration resulting from the fact that rays which are initially at different distances from the optical axis come to a focus at different distances along the axis when they are reflected from a spherical mirror or refracted by a lens with spherical surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Défaut d'un système optique dû à une variation de la focalisation des rayons incidents parallèles à l'axe optique, selon qu'ils se trouvent ou non situés dans l'espace paraxial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
DEF

Exceso de refracción de la parte periférica de una lente convexa lo que produce un foco imperfecto y una imagen confusa.

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