aberrator

English

Noun

aberrator (plural aberrators)

  1. (optics) A device that simulates aberration in an image.
    • 1999, Gordon D. Love, Adaptive Optics For Industry And Medicine - Proceedings:
      Plexiglass aberrators
      In this experiment we wanted to test the ability of the system to compensate for high order aberrations. We placed a plexiglass sheet halfway between the transmitter and the receiver.

Latin

Verb

aberrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of aberrō
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