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a·spher·ic
(ā-sfîr′ĭk, ā-sfĕr′-) also a·spher·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
Varying slightly from sphericity and having only slight aberration, as a lens.
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aspheric
(əˈsfɛrɪk; eɪˈsfɛrɪk)n
a lens that has a shape that is not completely rounda contact lens with changing lens strength
adj
having a shape that is not completely round
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Adj. | 1. | aspheric - varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
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