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aplanat

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I am also contemplating a slightly more complex, faster aplanat/rapid rectilinear design but my knowledge of optics is just not good enough to select the right lenses, yet, so it may end up being bodged and only very roughly empirical; a "nice" result rather than an excellent one.

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(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.

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noun

(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.

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noun

(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.

Example sentences

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I am also contemplating a slightly more complex, faster aplanat/rapid rectilinear design but my knowledge of optics is just not good enough to select the right lenses, yet, so it may end up being bodged and only very roughly empirical; a "nice" result rather than an excellent one.

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I am also contemplating a slightly more complex, faster aplanat/rapid rectilinear design but my knowledge of optics is just not good enough to select the right lenses, yet, so it may end up being bodged and only very roughly empirical; a "nice" result rather than an excellent one.

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How do you use aplanat in a sentence?

I am also contemplating a slightly more complex, faster aplanat/rapid rectilinear design but my knowledge of optics is just not good enough to select the right lenses, yet, so it may end up being bodged and only very roughly empirical; a "nice" result rather than an excellent one.

What does aplanat mean?

(optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image.

What part of speech is aplanat?

aplanat is commonly used as noun.