aberration
1. [ noun ] (medicine) a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Synonyms: aberrancy deviance aberrance
Related terms: abnormality deflection chromosomal_aberration aberrate aberrate
2. [ noun ] (psychiatry) a disorder in one's mental state
Related terms: mental_disorder aberrate
3. [ noun ] (physics) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Synonyms: distortion optical_aberration
Related terms: optical_phenomenon chromatic_aberration spherical_aberration aberrate
Similar spelling:   abortion
  abortionist
  aberrate
  abortion_pill
  abortive
  abradant
  abortively
  aborticide