aplanatic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aplanatic
1785–95; a- 6 + Greek planá ( ein ) to wander + -tic. See planet
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Thank you; I have a pretty good one of my own," Tom answered, diving into one of his pockets and bringing to light a small but powerful reading glass with an aplanatic lens.
From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
"Kipper on toast" is not nearly so rich in carbohydrates, calories and aplanatic amygdaloids as "Kipper meat."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 by Various
The same with three aplanatic lenses after Steinheil, magnifying 8, 16 and 20 diameters $28.—
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
It was thought that the use of this Herschel aplanatic combination as an eyepiece, combined with the Wollaston doublet for the objective, came as near perfection as the compound microscope was likely soon to come.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith
Mr. Orguly Bolp's large painting, entitled "Embrocation," is an interesting experiment in the handling of aplanatic surfaces, in which the toxic determinants are harmonized by a sort of plastic meiosis with syncopated rhythms.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
