aberration

  • 31Aberration — Ab|erratio̱n w; , en: 1) in fachspr. Fügungen: Ab|erra̱tio, Pl.: ...io̱|nes: „Abweichung“, Lage od. Entwicklungsanomalie (bezogen auf Organe od. Gewebe). 2) vgl. chromatische Aberration. 3) vgl. sphärische Aberration. 4) vgl.… …

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  • 32aberration — ab|er|ra|tion [ˌæbəˈreıʃən] n formal an action or event that is different from what usually happens or what someone usually does ▪ a temporary aberration in US foreign policy ▪ a mental aberration …

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  • 33aberration — ab|er|ra|tion [ ,æbə reıʃn ] noun count or uncount something that is not normal or not what you would usually expect: a genetic aberration a. a short time when someone behaves in a very strange or careless way: He dismissed the defeat as a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34aberration — noun (C, U) an action or event that is different from what usually happens or what someone usually does: a temporary aberration in US foreign policy | a mental aberration …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35aberration — n. (in optics) a defect in the image formed by a lens. In chromatic aberration the image formed by a lens has coloured fringes as a result of the different extent to which light of different colours is refracted by glass. It is corrected by using …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 36aberration —   n. deviation; momentary mental lapse; Astronomy, apparent deviation from heavenly body s true position due to movement of observer with the earth.    ♦ chromatic aberration, focusing of light of different colours at different points resulting… …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 37aberration — [1] An apparent change of position of a heavenly body, due to the speed of light having a finite ratio to the relative velocity of the source and the observer. [2] In an image forming system, e.g., an optical or electronic lens, failure to… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 38aberration — 1) a term used to denote a class of individuals within a species. A name which explicitly refers to an aberration unequivocally treated as an infrasubspecific entity is unavailable 2) an aberrant fish, deviating from the usual or natural type in… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 39aberration — noun /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/ a) The act of wandering from the barn; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. , The aberration of youth b) A partial alienation of reason. , Aberrations from theory …

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  • 40Aberration — 1. Astronomisk aberration er den tilsyneladende ændring af retningen til en stjerne som følge af Jordens bevægelse og lysets endelige hastighed. 2. Det at aberrere, afvige, gå vild …

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