Definitions
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Word origin
A learned borrowing from Latin aberrātiō(n) (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594, from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. By surface analysis, aberrat(e) + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“the aberration of youth”
“aberrations from theory”
“aberration of character”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Departure from normal”10 letters
02“Odd departure”10 letters
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