aberration
[ ab-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /
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Origin of aberration
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ab·er·ra·tion·al, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use aberration in a sentence
There’s a chance, of course, that we’ll look back a month or three from now and be able to write off Griffin’s ugly 4-for-14 game Sunday as an aberration in an otherwise good season.
The Pistons’ Problem Isn’t Their Offseason Moves, It’s Their Struggling Veterans|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 4, 2021|FiveThirtyEightWhile 2020 may have been a particularly extreme year in contrast to individual years in the past, scientifically and looking forward, what’s more meaningful is that 2020 was not really an aberration.
2020 Was a Year of Climate Extremes. What Can We Expect in 2021?|Ciara Nugent|December 31, 2020|TimeShur added, “Kevin’s conduct, while serious, was an aberration in a life otherwise characterized by hard work, determination, and dedication to the service of others.”
U.S. seeks prison time for ex-FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering email in Russia probe|Spencer Hsu|December 4, 2020|Washington PostThere is, however, a still graver and quite insuperable distinction between the parallactic path and the aberrational path.
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British Dictionary definitions for aberration
aberration
/ (ˌæbəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
deviation from what is normal, expected, or usual
departure from truth, morality, etc
a lapse in control of one's mental faculties
optics a defect in a lens or mirror that causes the formation of either a distorted image or one with coloured fringesSee also spherical aberration, chromatic aberration
astronomy the apparent displacement of a celestial body due to the finite speed of light and the motion of the observer with the earth
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Scientific definitions for aberration
aberration
[ ăb′ə-rā′shən ]
A deviation in the normal structure or number of chromosomes in an organism.
A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light rays from being focused at a single point and results in a distorted or blurred image.♦ Aberration that results in distortion of color is called chromatic aberration.♦ Aberration that is caused by imperfections in the surface or shape of a spherical mirror or lens is called spherical aberration. See also astigmatism coma2.
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