Taber's Medical Dictionary
aspheric, aspherical
(ā″sfēr′ik)
(ā″sfēr′ĭ-kăl)
[ 1an- + spherical ]
In optometry, pert. to a lens that is not exactly spherical. Such lenses are used in eyeglasses because they are thinner and usually provide better vision than standard lenses.
aspheric, asphericalis the Taber's Online Word of the day!
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Aspheric, Aspherical." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773478/all/aspheric, aspherical.
Aspheric, aspherical. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773478/all/aspheric, aspherical. Accessed June 15, 2026.
Aspheric, aspherical. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773478/all/aspheric, aspherical
Aspheric, Aspherical [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 June 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773478/all/aspheric, aspherical.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - aspheric, aspherical
ID - 773478
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773478/all/aspheric, aspherical
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 25
DB - Taber's Online
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -