 aberrate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] diverge from the expected | |
| Examples: | "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" |
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| Related terms: | deviate aberrance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (optics) diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration, as in optics | |
| Examples: | "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens" |
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| Related terms: | deviate optics aberrance | |
| Similar spelling: |
abrade abrader abraded aberration aberdare abort abradant abroad aborad abfarad abridge |
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