spherical aberration /ˈsfɪɹ.ɪk.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ noun1 •A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.For p = -1, the values of q giving minimum spherical aberration (q = 0.71) and zero coma (q = 0.8) are approximately equal to each other. — 1991 formsspherical aberrations