spherical aberration

Other forms: spherical aberrations

Definitions of spherical aberration
  1. noun
    an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image
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    type of:
    aberration, distortion, optical aberration
    an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
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