Definizione monolingua

aberration

aberration (plural aberrations)

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

   • The aberration of youth
   • Aberrations from theory

2. A partial alienation of reason.

   • Occasional aberrations of intellect - Lingard
   • Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form - I. Taylor

3. (astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
4. (optics) 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.
5. (physiology) A deviation of an organism from the state which is regarded as normal.
6. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
7. (law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.
8. (zoology, botany) atypical development or structure

Definizione dizionario aberration

	aberrazione
	astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies
	optics: convergence to different foci
	deviation
	physiology: deviation from the normal state
	zoology, botany: atypical development or structure
	An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.
	The effect by which the apparent direction of distant astronomical bodies is altered by the velocity of the Earth and the finite speed of light.
	Deviation from what is regarded as normal, correct, or natural.

	alienazione
	partial alienation of reason

	deviazione
	deviation

errore

sbaglio

Altri significati:

minor or temporary mental disorder

(optics) 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.

(physiology) A deviation of an organism from the state which is regarded as normal.

A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.

law: producing of an unintended effect by the glancing

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

(astronomical) aberration

(zoology, botany) atypical development or structure

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

(astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.

A partial alienation of reason.