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ASPHERICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aspherical mean?
• ASPHERICAL (adjective)
The adjective ASPHERICAL has 1 sense:
1. varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
Familiarity information: ASPHERICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
Synonyms:
aspheric; aspherical
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Domain category:
optics (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
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