Phrase guide

spherical aberration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈsfɪɹ.ɪk.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aberration, distortion, optical aberration

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 球差 (qiúchā) — type of lens aberration
  • Dutch: sferische aberratie — type of lens aberration
  • Finnish: pallopoikkeama — type of lens aberration
  • Finnish: palloaberraatio — type of lens aberration
  • French: aberration sphérique — type of lens aberration
  • German: Sphärische Aberration — type of lens aberration
  • Hungarian: szférikus aberráció — type of lens aberration
  • Italian: aberrazione sferica — type of lens aberration
  • Polish: aberracja sferyczna — type of lens aberration
  • Portuguese: aberração esférica — type of lens aberration
  • Romanian: aberație sferică — type of lens aberration
  • Russian: сферическая аберрация (sferičeskaja aberracija) — type of lens aberration
  • Serbo-Croatian: сферна аберација — type of lens aberration
  • Spanish: aberración esférica — type of lens aberration
  • Thai: ความคลาดทรงกลม (kwaam-klâat-song-glom) — type of lens aberration