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aberration

aber·ra·tion

US/ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a disorder in one''s mental state

3.

an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

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Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin aberrātiō(n) (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594, from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. By surface analysis, aberrat(e) + -ion.

Phrases

  • aberration of light
  • annual aberration
  • chromatic aberration
  • crown of aberration
  • diopteric aberration
  • diurnal aberration
  • lateral aberration
  • longitudinal aberration

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