aberration

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English

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Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin aberrātiō (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594, from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. Equivalent to aberrate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
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Noun

aberration (countable and uncountable, plural aberrations)

  1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
    the aberration of youth
    aberrations from theory
    aberration of character
    • 1961 December, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Laindon”, in Trains Illustrated, page 717:
      A derailment which occurred on April 18 last between Laindon and Pitsea on the London Tilbury & Southend Line was caused by a lengthman who in a moment of aberration clipped a set of spring catch points in the derailing position, concludes Col. J. R. H. Robertson in his report [...].
  2. (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; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
  3. (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
    1. (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
  4. A partial alienation of reason.
    • 1819, John Lingard, The History of England, From the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of Henry VIII:
      Occasional aberrations of intellect
    • 1828, Isaac Taylor, The balance of criminality:
      We see indeed the aberrations of unruly appetite
  5. (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
    Only by submitting to the aberration could the human traders travel safely through the territory of Zularn.
  6. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
  7. (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
  8. (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
  9. (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ers-‎ (0 c, 7 e)

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References

  1. ^ Aberration at Dictionary.com
  2. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 , →ISBN), page 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aberration”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
  4. ^ Penguin Dictionary of Electronics, Fourth Edition, 2005. Penguin Books: London.

Danish

Noun

aberration c (singular definite aberrationen, plural indefinite aberrationer)

  1. (astronomy) aberration
  2. (optics) aberration

Declension

Declension of aberration
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aberration aberrationen aberrationer aberrationerne
genitive aberrations aberrationens aberrationers aberrationernes

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French

Etymology

From Latin aberrātiōnem, aberrātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bɛ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/, /a.be.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

aberration f (plural aberrations)

  1. aberration
  2. the state of being aberrant
  3. (astronomy) aberration
  4. (optics) aberration
  5. (physiology) aberration or mutation

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