aberration

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Etymology

Coined between 1585 and 1595 from Latin aberrātiō (“relief, diversion”) . Compare French aberration. See aberrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/

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Noun

aberration (plural aberrations)

1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.

   • The aberration of youth
   • Aberrations from theory

2. A partial alienation of reason.

   • Occasional aberrations of intellect - Lingard
   • Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form - I. Taylor

3. (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.
4. (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.
5. (physiology) A deviation of an organism from the state which is regarded as normal.
6. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
7. (law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.
8. (zoology, botany) atypical development or structure

Derived terms

• spherical aberration
• aberrational

Translations

deviation

Bulgarian: отклоняване (bg), отклонение (bg) Finnish: poikkeama (fi), poikkeavuus (fi), eksyminen (fi), hairahdus (fi), harhautuminen (fi), säännöttömyys (fi) German: Aberration (de) f. Hungarian: tévelygés (hu), tévút (hu)

Irish: seachrán (ga) m., iomrall (ga) m. Italian: aberrazione (it) f., deviazione (it) f. Spanish: aberración (es) f. Turkish: sapma (tr), sapkınlık (tr) Vietnamese: (sự) lầm lạc, phút lầm lạc

partial alienation of reason

Finnish: ajatusvirhe (fi), erehdys (fi), harhapolku (fi) German: Aberration (de) f. Hungarian: aberráció (hu)

Irish: seachrán (ga) m., iomrall (ga) m. Italian: alienazione (it) f. Vietnamese: sự kém trí khôn, sự loạn trí

astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies

Bulgarian: аберация (bg) (aberátsiya) f. Finnish: aberraatio (fi) German: Aberration (de) f. Irish: iomrall (ga) m.

Italian: aberrazione (it) f. Spanish: aberración (es) f. Vietnamese: tính sai

optics: convergence to different foci

Bulgarian: аберация (bg) (aberátsiya) f. Finnish: poikkeama (fi), aberraatio (fi) German: Aberration (de) f. Irish: iomrall (ga) m.

Italian: aberrazione (it) f. Spanish: aberración (es) f. Vietnamese: quang sai (vi)

physiology: deviation from the normal state

Bulgarian: аберация (bg) (aberátsiya) f. Finnish: poikkeama (fi), aberraatio (fi) German: Aberration (de) f. Irish: iomrall (ga) m.

Italian: aberrazione (it) f. Portuguese: aberração (pt) f. Spanish: aberración (es) f., perturbación mental (es) f. Vietnamese: (sự) khác thường

minor or temporary mental disorder

Bulgarian: умопомрачение (bg) Finnish: poikkeama (fi), aberraatio (fi)

German: Aberration (de) f., Abweichung (de) f. Irish: saobhadh (ga) m.

law: producing of an unintended effect by the glancing

Finnish: harharikos (fi)

Latin: aberratio delicti

zoology, botany: atypical development or structure

Bulgarian: аберация (bg) (aberátsiya) f. Finnish: harhamuunnos (fi), aberraatio (fi) German: Aberration (de) f., Abweichung (de) f.

Irish: iomrall (ga) m. Italian: aberrazione (it) f. Spanish: aberración (es) f.

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French: aberration Interlingua: aberration

Norwegian: avvik n., villfarelse c. Portuguese: aberração Spanish: aberración f.

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Noun

aberration f. (plural aberrations)

1. Something, such as an idea or fact, that is aberrant; an aberration.
2. The state of being aberrant.
3. (astronomy) An aberration.
4. (optics) An aberration.
5. (physiology) An aberration or mutation.

Anagrams

• abornerait
• arboraient