Definitions for aberrationˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən

ab•er•ra•tionˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən(n.)

deviation from the usual or normal course.
deviation from the usual or normal type.
deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
mental unsoundness, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; mental lapse.
Category: Psychiatry
apparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit.
Category: Astronomy
any disturbance of the rays of a pencil of light such that they can no longer be brought to a sharp focus or form a clear image.
Category: Optics

1585–95; < L aberrātiō <aberrā(re) (see aberrant )

ab`er•ra′tion•al(adj.)

aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance(noun)
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberration(noun)
a disorder in one's mental state
aberration, distortion, optical aberration(noun)
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

aberration(Noun)
The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
aberration(Noun)
A partial alienation of reason.
aberration(Noun)
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.
aberration(Noun)
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.
aberration(Noun)
A deviation of an organism from the state which is regarded as normal.
aberration(Noun)
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
aberration(Noun)
The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.
aberration(Noun)
Atypical development or structure.

Origin: * First attested in 1594.

Aberration(noun)
the act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type
Aberration(noun)
a partial alienation of reason
Aberration(noun)
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; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth
Aberration(noun)
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; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus
Aberration(noun)
the passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it
Aberration(noun)
the producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B

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