aberration in English dictionary

  • aberration

    Meanings and definitions of "aberration"

    • The act of wandering from the barn; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
    • A partial alienation of reason.
    • (astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
    • (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus.
    • (physiology) A deviation of an organism from the state which is regarded as normal.
    • A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
    • (law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.
    • (zoology, botany) atypical development or structure
    • noun
      The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. [Late 16 th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4
    • noun
      (optics)
      The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. [Mid 18 th century.]
    • noun
      (astronomy)
      A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18 th century.]
    • noun
      A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19 th century.]
    • noun
      A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. [Early 19 th century.]
    • noun
      (zoology, botany)
      Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19 th century.]
    • noun
      (medicine)
      A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
    • The effect by which the apparent direction of distant astronomical bodies is altered by the velocity of the Earth and the finite speed of light.
    • Deviation from what is regarded as normal, correct, or natural.
    • An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.
    • deviation
    • partial alienation of reason
    • astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies
    • optics: convergence to different foci
    • physiology: deviation from the normal state
    • minor or temporary mental disorder
    • law: producing of an unintended effect by the glancing
    • zoology, botany: atypical development or structure
    • (astronomical) aberration
    • noun
      an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
    • noun
      a disorder in one's mental state
    • noun
      a state or condition markedly different from the norm

    Synonyms of "aberration" in English dictionary

    aberrancy, folie, disturbance are the top synonyms of "aberration" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of aberration

    • aberration ( plural  aberrations)
    • aberration (plural aberrations)
  • ABERRATION
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