Noun: aberration ,a-bu'rey-shun
- A state or condition markedly different from the norm
"The aberration of the experimental results puzzled the scientists";
- aberrance, aberrancy, deviance, deviancy
- A disorder in one's mental state
"His sudden violent outburst was seen as an aberration from his usually calm demeanour"
- An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
"The telescope's optical aberration distorted the view of distant stars";
- distortion, optical aberration
Derived forms: aberrations
Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality, disturbance, folie [archaic], mental disorder, mental disturbance, optical phenomenon, psychological disorder
Encyclopedia: Aberration, optical