English noun: aberration |
1. | aberration (state) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
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| Synonyms | aberrance, aberrancy, deviance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abnormalcy, abnormality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chromosonal disorder, chrosomal abnormality, deflection, warp |
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2. | aberration (state) a disorder in one's mental state |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
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3. | aberration (phenomenon) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image |
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| Synonyms | distortion, optical aberration |
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| Broader (hypernym) | optical phenomenon |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chromatic aberration, spherical aberration |
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