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• spherical aberration — n. optical distortion resulting from the spherical shape of a lens or mirror …   English World dictionary

• Distortion (optics) — v · d · e Optical aberration …   Wikipedia

• spherical aberration — noun an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image • Hypernyms: ↑aberration, ↑distortion, ↑optical aberration …   Useful english dictionary

• Quadrilateralized Spherical Cube — The quadrilaterlized spherical cube, or quad sphere for short, is an equal area mapping and binning scheme for data collected on a spherical surface (either Earth data or the celestial sphere). It was first proposed by Chan and O Neill in 1975… …   Wikipedia

• Gravitational lens — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing …   Wikipedia

• Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …   Wikipedia

• microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium

• Corrective lens — A bifocal corrective eyeglass lens A pair of contact le …   Wikipedia

• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium

• Rotational spectroscopy — Part of the rotational vibrational spectrum of carbon monoxide (CO) gas (from FTIR), showing the presence of P and R branches. Frequency is on the x axis, and absorbance on the y axis. Rotational spectroscopy or microwave spectroscopy studies the …   Wikipedia

• aberration — aberrational, adj. /ab euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or… …   Universalium