aberration

One entry found for aberration.

Main Entry: ab·er·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "a-b&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin aberrare
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 /-shn&l, -sh&-n^&l/ adjective