Definitions for aberration

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aberration ab·er·ra·tion

Spelling: [ab-uh-rey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən/

Aberration is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 620 anagrams from letters in aberration (aabeinorrt).

Definitions for aberration

noun

1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.
3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
4. mental irregularity or disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.
5. Astronomy. apparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit.
6. Optics. 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.
7. Photography. a defect in a camera lens or lens system, due to flaws in design, material, or construction, that can distort the image.

Origin of aberration

1585-95; Latin aberrātiōn- (stem of aberrātiō), equivalent to aberrāt(us), past participle of aberrāre (see aberrant) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for aberration

In fact, the very notion of restraint has become an aberration.

"So much is certain, that I am the victim of an aberration," he said.

Its position at a given time, independent of aberration and nutation.

But no sooner had it done so, than he understood it was an aberration on his part.

But as the report pointed out time and time again, that dark era of violence in America was not some aberration.

How did this aberration come to pass and why has it persisted until now?

The Civil War was clearly an aberration in American society and of profound significance.

A simple rule will find the position of the star due to aberration.

Even in this aberration of his genius he served the progress of the world.

His actions may have been an aberration but his thinking, sadly, is not.