anastigmat
a compound lens corrected for the aberrations of astigmatism and curvature of field.
Origin of anastigmat
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How to use anastigmat in a sentence
This equipment is the best to be had outside of the anastigmats and is amply efficient for the general run of amateur photography.
Premo Cameras, 1914. | Canadian Kodak CompanyZeiss of Jena, towards the end of 1890, introduced his first series of "anastigmats."
The Barnet Book of Photography | VariousIt is a symmetrical lens, and in this different from the Zeiss anastigmats that preceded it.
The Barnet Book of Photography | Various
British Dictionary definitions for anastigmat
/ (æˈnæstɪɡˌmæt, ˌænəˈstɪɡmæt) /
a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
Origin of anastigmat
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