lateral aberration

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ɚ.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ === Noun === lateral aberration (countable and uncountable, plural lateral aberrations) (optics) Deviation from the correct point of focus measured perpendicular to the axis. ==== Antonyms ==== longitudinal aberration === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6