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Aberration 1

Definition: The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.

Aberration 2

Definition: A partial alienation of reason.

Aberration 3

Definition: The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus.

Aberration 4

Definition: The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.

Aberration 5

Definition: The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.

aberration 6

Definition: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

aberration 7

Definition: a disorder in one''s mental state

aberration 8

Definition: a state or condition markedly different from the norm

 

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