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   ab·er·ra·tion

   /ˌabəˈrāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome: "they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration" Similar anomalydeviationdivergenceabnormalityirregularityvariationdigressionedge casefreakroguerarityquirkodditycuriositymistakeabnormalityirregularityeccentricitydeviationtransgressionstrayinglapseaberrancy
   • ▪ a characteristic that deviates from the normal type: "color aberrations" Similar disorderdefectdiseaseirregularityinstabilityderangementvagary
   • ▪ the failure of rays to converge at one focus because of limitations or defects in a lens or mirror.
   • ▪ the apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare ‘to stray’ (see aberrant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. aberrational adjective

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   Synonyms and antonyms of aberration in English. aberration. noun. These are words and phrases related to aberration. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of aberration. The flaw in a lens that doesn't focus properly is called spherical aberration. The new rules were confusing and full of aberrations.

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   Synonyms for ABERRATIONS: anomalies, exceptions, abnormalities, rarities, differences, variations, phenomena, distortions; Antonyms of ABERRATIONS: norms, ordinaries, usuals

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   Synonyms for ABERRATION: departure, deviation, divergence, divergency, diversion, aberrance, irregularity, aberrancy, deviance, strangeness; Antonyms for ABERRATION: conformity, sameness, normality, regularity, soundness.

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    Other forms: aberrations. An aberration is something strange that rarely occurs. An example of an aberration is when the temperature in Minnesota hits 90 degrees in January — it's nice and warm, but it's really strange.

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