ABERRATION


Meaning of ABERRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-bə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin aberrare

Date: 1594

1. : the fact or an instance of being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state

2. : failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image

3. : unsoundness or disorder of the mind

4. : a small periodic change of apparent position in celestial bodies due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer

5. : an aberrant individual

• ab·er·ra·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.