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ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
n.
- an unwelcome deviation from what is normal.
▸informal a temporary mental lapse.
▸Biology a characteristic that deviates from the normal type.
- Optics the failure of rays to converge at one focus because of a defect in a lens or mirror.
- Astronomy the apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from L. aberratio(n-), from aberrare ‘to stray’.