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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•er•ra•tion /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a way of behaving or acting that deviates from the usual or normal way:A warm spell is an aberration in winter.
ab•er•rant /əˈbɛrənt, ˈæbər-/USA pronunciation adj. ab•er•ra•tion•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•er•ra•tion (ab′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
- the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.
- deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
- Psychiatrymental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature;
lapse from a sound mental state. - Astronomyapparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit.
- Opticsany 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.
- Photographya defect in a camera lens or lens system, due to flaws in design, material, or construction, that can distort the image.
- Latin aberrātiōn- (stem of aberrātiō), equivalent. to aberrāt(us), past participle of aberrāre (see aberrant) + -iōn- -ion
- 1585–95
ab′er•ra′tion•al, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wandering; deviation, divergence.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abnormality, eccentricity, illusion, delusion, hallucination.
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