Definition of aberration in English:

aberration

noun ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
（对正常、一般或预期情况的）偏离，偏差
they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration
他们将这一地区出现的暴力行为描述为异常现象。
I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration
我认为这些行为是某种精神失常。
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed it may well be that far from an aberration or even sinful distortion, the normal and proper condition of society, and even of the Church, is one of dispute and conflict.
- Any aberrations and highhandedness by security forces, must not, of course, go unpunished.
- However, if the most recent 50 years in the history of war have truly been dictated by ideological instead of resource motivations, the period would represent a unique aberration.
- According to the revisionists, mechanical television was an aberration which is not to be taken seriously.
- The periods of activist government-at the turn of the twentieth century, in the 1930s, and in the 1960s and early 1970s-should be seen as aberrations.
- His experience may be transformed from an unfortunate aberration into official company policy.
- That was an aberration, one of those ironic blips that sport throws up from time to time.
- He was immediately followed to the microphone by a young woman who denounced him in strident terms; those aberrations were not Marxist-Leninist states, she cried, they were Stalinist!
- Slight eccentricities are curtailed with gentle mocking, and social aberrations are laughed off the set.
- Mee added, ‘Although I do not know who is responsible for these incidents I hope that they were aberrations and shall not be seen again.’
- In fact, the years between 1660 and 1685 were something of an aberration, a brief period of calm in an otherwise choppy sea.
- We just keep our eyes open to notice aberrations and changes, and believe me, there are plenty of them.
- The market will automatically correct any aberrations.
- This wasn't an aberration - last year was the aberration.
- If it dies it is because of our own errors, betrayals and aberrations.
- The realtor said the difference between the two areas was probably just an aberration.
- Having grown up during the heady days of the late 1990s, they think the current period is an aberration.
- These aberrations are mainly caused by the proposed adoption of the 45% base rate approach.
- What went on over that short period of time was an aberration.
- Now, as foreign minister, he wants to correct the aberrations.
- Despite aberrations, we are still a by and large secular state.
Synonyms
anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, quirk, oddity, curiosity, mistake
abnormality, irregularity, eccentricity, deviation, transgression, straying, lapse, aberrancy
1. 1.1Biology A characteristic that deviates from the normal type.
  〔生〕（偏离常规类型的）畸变，变型
  colour aberrations
  色差。
  Example sentencesExamples
  No consistent chromosome aberrations have been identified in basophilic leukemia.
  These effects include the induction of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange.
  The number of cells with chromosomal aberrations among 100 well-spread metaphases was recorded.
  Chromosome aberrations were scored on 50 metaphase cells per clone.
  Aggressive and poorly responsive tumors are often characterized by multiple molecular cytogenetic aberrations.
  These tests score either chromosomal structural aberrations at metaphase or micronuclei at interphase.
  Bone marrow cells exhibited chromosome aberrations, aneuploidy, and changes in the mitotic index.
  Their presence in cells is a reflection of structural and/or numerical chromosomal aberrations arising during mitosis.
  Cells were classified with regard to the presence of abnormal metaphases and aberrations of any of the stages of mitosis.
  No chromosome aberrations were found in human spermatozoa in vitro exposed to several chemicals, including dioxin.
  Chromosomal abnormalities included gonosomal aberrations in 5 cases.
  Synonyms
  disorder, defect, disease, irregularity, instability, derangement, vagary
2. 1.2Optics The failure of rays to converge at one focus because of a defect in a lens or mirror.
  〔光学〕像差
  Example sentencesExamples
  The slight asymmetry in both the radial and image axis direction indicates small aberrations in the microscope lens.
  The focusing mirror preferably has an elliptical shape to reduce off-axis aberrations in the focused beam.
  We can also improve CD uniformity by reducing optical aberrations in the projection lens.
  Typical aberrations that can impact imaging performance include astigmatism, chromatic aberration, and spherical aberration.
  Corrective lenses, then, are prescribed to correct for aberrations, to adjust the focal point onto the retina or to compensate for other abnormalities.
  To eliminate the residual aberration in the spherical lens, we need to increase the refractive index of the glass.
  Wavefront technology now gives us the ability to map the higher optical aberrations of the eye accurately.
  Petzval is best remembered for his work on optical lenses and lens aberration done in the early 1840's.
  For diffraction-limited performance, we expect wavefront aberrations of better than 0.25 at all points in the image.
  The design of the complete lens system is focused on controlling aberrations in the optical image.
  He understood mathematically why a spherical mirror produces aberration.
  With this data they can program the adaptive optic system to deform the mirror to correct aberrations in the high-energy beam.
  The problems with the microlens array design are low light throughput, non-uniform intensity foci, and lens aberrations.
3. 1.3Astronomy The apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object.
  〔天文〕光行差
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was still an astronomical method, but Bradley used observations of the aberration of light from stars.

Derivatives

aberrational

adjective

Any process of organization is necessarily aberrational within the general economy.
Example sentencesExamples
- If there had been principled resistance, the extreme and aberrational set of arrests might never have taken place.
- Modern religious rhetoric is dilute and ineffectual, and where it isn't, it seems mad and aberrational.
- This is an aberrational number of deaths in such a short period.
- I would strongly argue that the nineties were aberrational.
- I think the more aberrational prices that you saw were certainly what we experienced last October.
- This type of database can tell us about aberrational outbreaks of food poisoning.
- In two cases, courts have struck down such laws, but these cases seem aberrational.
- Not for once did she believe his aberrational humility would last against all his friends’ taunting.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare 'to stray' (see aberrant).

Definition of aberration in US English:

aberration

nounˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌabəˈrāSH(ə)n

1A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
（对正常、一般或预期情况的）偏离，偏差
they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration
他们将这一地区出现的暴力行为描述为异常现象。
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the years between 1660 and 1685 were something of an aberration, a brief period of calm in an otherwise choppy sea.
- However, if the most recent 50 years in the history of war have truly been dictated by ideological instead of resource motivations, the period would represent a unique aberration.
- He was immediately followed to the microphone by a young woman who denounced him in strident terms; those aberrations were not Marxist-Leninist states, she cried, they were Stalinist!
- The realtor said the difference between the two areas was probably just an aberration.
- That was an aberration, one of those ironic blips that sport throws up from time to time.
- Despite aberrations, we are still a by and large secular state.
- Having grown up during the heady days of the late 1990s, they think the current period is an aberration.
- What went on over that short period of time was an aberration.
- The periods of activist government-at the turn of the twentieth century, in the 1930s, and in the 1960s and early 1970s-should be seen as aberrations.
- Indeed it may well be that far from an aberration or even sinful distortion, the normal and proper condition of society, and even of the Church, is one of dispute and conflict.
- This wasn't an aberration - last year was the aberration.
- Any aberrations and highhandedness by security forces, must not, of course, go unpunished.
- We just keep our eyes open to notice aberrations and changes, and believe me, there are plenty of them.
- Slight eccentricities are curtailed with gentle mocking, and social aberrations are laughed off the set.
- His experience may be transformed from an unfortunate aberration into official company policy.
- If it dies it is because of our own errors, betrayals and aberrations.
- The market will automatically correct any aberrations.
- According to the revisionists, mechanical television was an aberration which is not to be taken seriously.
- Mee added, ‘Although I do not know who is responsible for these incidents I hope that they were aberrations and shall not be seen again.’
- Now, as foreign minister, he wants to correct the aberrations.
- These aberrations are mainly caused by the proposed adoption of the 45% base rate approach.
Synonyms
anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, quirk, oddity, curiosity, mistake
abnormality, irregularity, eccentricity, deviation, transgression, straying, lapse, aberrancy
1. 1.1Biology A characteristic that deviates from the normal type.
  〔生〕（偏离常规类型的）畸变，变型
  color aberrations
  色差。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Chromosomal abnormalities included gonosomal aberrations in 5 cases.
  The number of cells with chromosomal aberrations among 100 well-spread metaphases was recorded.
  Chromosome aberrations were scored on 50 metaphase cells per clone.
  These tests score either chromosomal structural aberrations at metaphase or micronuclei at interphase.
  Aggressive and poorly responsive tumors are often characterized by multiple molecular cytogenetic aberrations.
  These effects include the induction of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange.
  No consistent chromosome aberrations have been identified in basophilic leukemia.
  No chromosome aberrations were found in human spermatozoa in vitro exposed to several chemicals, including dioxin.
  Cells were classified with regard to the presence of abnormal metaphases and aberrations of any of the stages of mitosis.
  Their presence in cells is a reflection of structural and/or numerical chromosomal aberrations arising during mitosis.
  Bone marrow cells exhibited chromosome aberrations, aneuploidy, and changes in the mitotic index.
  Synonyms
  disorder, defect, disease, irregularity, instability, derangement, vagary
2. 1.2Optics The failure of rays to converge at one focus because of limitations or defects in a lens or mirror.
  〔光学〕像差
  Example sentencesExamples
  The focusing mirror preferably has an elliptical shape to reduce off-axis aberrations in the focused beam.
  The slight asymmetry in both the radial and image axis direction indicates small aberrations in the microscope lens.
  Corrective lenses, then, are prescribed to correct for aberrations, to adjust the focal point onto the retina or to compensate for other abnormalities.
  He understood mathematically why a spherical mirror produces aberration.
  We can also improve CD uniformity by reducing optical aberrations in the projection lens.
  For diffraction-limited performance, we expect wavefront aberrations of better than 0.25 at all points in the image.
  The problems with the microlens array design are low light throughput, non-uniform intensity foci, and lens aberrations.
  To eliminate the residual aberration in the spherical lens, we need to increase the refractive index of the glass.
  Wavefront technology now gives us the ability to map the higher optical aberrations of the eye accurately.
  With this data they can program the adaptive optic system to deform the mirror to correct aberrations in the high-energy beam.
  The design of the complete lens system is focused on controlling aberrations in the optical image.
  Typical aberrations that can impact imaging performance include astigmatism, chromatic aberration, and spherical aberration.
  Petzval is best remembered for his work on optical lenses and lens aberration done in the early 1840's.
3. 1.3Astronomy The apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object.
  〔天文〕光行差
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was still an astronomical method, but Bradley used observations of the aberration of light from stars.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare ‘to stray’ (see aberrant).

词汇	aberration
释义	Definition of aberration in English: aberration noun ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one. （对正常、一般或预期情况的）偏离，偏差 they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration 他们将这一地区出现的暴力行为描述为异常现象。 I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration 我认为这些行为是某种精神失常。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed it may well be that far from an aberration or even sinful distortion, the normal and proper condition of society, and even of the Church, is one of dispute and conflict. Any aberrations and highhandedness by security forces, must not, of course, go unpunished. However, if the most recent 50 years in the history of war have truly been dictated by ideological instead of resource motivations, the period would represent a unique aberration. According to the revisionists, mechanical television was an aberration which is not to be taken seriously. The periods of activist government-at the turn of the twentieth century, in the 1930s, and in the 1960s and early 1970s-should be seen as aberrations. His experience may be transformed from an unfortunate aberration into official company policy. That was an aberration, one of those ironic blips that sport throws up from time to time. He was immediately followed to the microphone by a young woman who denounced him in strident terms; those aberrations were not Marxist-Leninist states, she cried, they were Stalinist! Slight eccentricities are curtailed with gentle mocking, and social aberrations are laughed off the set. Mee added, ‘Although I do not know who is responsible for these incidents I hope that they were aberrations and shall not be seen again.’ In fact, the years between 1660 and 1685 were something of an aberration, a brief period of calm in an otherwise choppy sea. We just keep our eyes open to notice aberrations and changes, and believe me, there are plenty of them. The market will automatically correct any aberrations. This wasn't an aberration - last year was the aberration. If it dies it is because of our own errors, betrayals and aberrations. The realtor said the difference between the two areas was probably just an aberration. Having grown up during the heady days of the late 1990s, they think the current period is an aberration. These aberrations are mainly caused by the proposed adoption of the 45% base rate approach. What went on over that short period of time was an aberration. Now, as foreign minister, he wants to correct the aberrations. Despite aberrations, we are still a by and large secular state. Synonyms anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, quirk, oddity, curiosity, mistake abnormality, irregularity, eccentricity, deviation, transgression, straying, lapse, aberrancy 1.1Biology A characteristic that deviates from the normal type. 〔生〕（偏离常规类型的）畸变，变型 colour aberrations 色差。 Example sentencesExamples No consistent chromosome aberrations have been identified in basophilic leukemia. These effects include the induction of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange. The number of cells with chromosomal aberrations among 100 well-spread metaphases was recorded. Chromosome aberrations were scored on 50 metaphase cells per clone. Aggressive and poorly responsive tumors are often characterized by multiple molecular cytogenetic aberrations. These tests score either chromosomal structural aberrations at metaphase or micronuclei at interphase. Bone marrow cells exhibited chromosome aberrations, aneuploidy, and changes in the mitotic index. Their presence in cells is a reflection of structural and/or numerical chromosomal aberrations arising during mitosis. Cells were classified with regard to the presence of abnormal metaphases and aberrations of any of the stages of mitosis. No chromosome aberrations were found in human spermatozoa in vitro exposed to several chemicals, including dioxin. Chromosomal abnormalities included gonosomal aberrations in 5 cases. Synonyms disorder, defect, disease, irregularity, instability, derangement, vagary 1.2Optics The failure of rays to converge at one focus because of a defect in a lens or mirror. 〔光学〕像差 Example sentencesExamples The slight asymmetry in both the radial and image axis direction indicates small aberrations in the microscope lens. The focusing mirror preferably has an elliptical shape to reduce off-axis aberrations in the focused beam. We can also improve CD uniformity by reducing optical aberrations in the projection lens. Typical aberrations that can impact imaging performance include astigmatism, chromatic aberration, and spherical aberration. Corrective lenses, then, are prescribed to correct for aberrations, to adjust the focal point onto the retina or to compensate for other abnormalities. To eliminate the residual aberration in the spherical lens, we need to increase the refractive index of the glass. Wavefront technology now gives us the ability to map the higher optical aberrations of the eye accurately. Petzval is best remembered for his work on optical lenses and lens aberration done in the early 1840's. For diffraction-limited performance, we expect wavefront aberrations of better than 0.25 at all points in the image. The design of the complete lens system is focused on controlling aberrations in the optical image. He understood mathematically why a spherical mirror produces aberration. With this data they can program the adaptive optic system to deform the mirror to correct aberrations in the high-energy beam. The problems with the microlens array design are low light throughput, non-uniform intensity foci, and lens aberrations. 1.3Astronomy The apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object. 〔天文〕光行差 Example sentencesExamples This was still an astronomical method, but Bradley used observations of the aberration of light from stars. Derivatives aberrational adjective Any process of organization is necessarily aberrational within the general economy. Example sentencesExamples If there had been principled resistance, the extreme and aberrational set of arrests might never have taken place. Modern religious rhetoric is dilute and ineffectual, and where it isn't, it seems mad and aberrational. This is an aberrational number of deaths in such a short period. I would strongly argue that the nineties were aberrational. I think the more aberrational prices that you saw were certainly what we experienced last October. This type of database can tell us about aberrational outbreaks of food poisoning. In two cases, courts have struck down such laws, but these cases seem aberrational. Not for once did she believe his aberrational humility would last against all his friends’ taunting. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare 'to stray' (see aberrant). Definition of aberration in US English: aberration nounˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌabəˈrāSH(ə)n 1A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. （对正常、一般或预期情况的）偏离，偏差 they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration 他们将这一地区出现的暴力行为描述为异常现象。 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the years between 1660 and 1685 were something of an aberration, a brief period of calm in an otherwise choppy sea. However, if the most recent 50 years in the history of war have truly been dictated by ideological instead of resource motivations, the period would represent a unique aberration. He was immediately followed to the microphone by a young woman who denounced him in strident terms; those aberrations were not Marxist-Leninist states, she cried, they were Stalinist! The realtor said the difference between the two areas was probably just an aberration. That was an aberration, one of those ironic blips that sport throws up from time to time. Despite aberrations, we are still a by and large secular state. Having grown up during the heady days of the late 1990s, they think the current period is an aberration. What went on over that short period of time was an aberration. The periods of activist government-at the turn of the twentieth century, in the 1930s, and in the 1960s and early 1970s-should be seen as aberrations. Indeed it may well be that far from an aberration or even sinful distortion, the normal and proper condition of society, and even of the Church, is one of dispute and conflict. This wasn't an aberration - last year was the aberration. Any aberrations and highhandedness by security forces, must not, of course, go unpunished. We just keep our eyes open to notice aberrations and changes, and believe me, there are plenty of them. Slight eccentricities are curtailed with gentle mocking, and social aberrations are laughed off the set. His experience may be transformed from an unfortunate aberration into official company policy. If it dies it is because of our own errors, betrayals and aberrations. The market will automatically correct any aberrations. According to the revisionists, mechanical television was an aberration which is not to be taken seriously. Mee added, ‘Although I do not know who is responsible for these incidents I hope that they were aberrations and shall not be seen again.’ Now, as foreign minister, he wants to correct the aberrations. These aberrations are mainly caused by the proposed adoption of the 45% base rate approach. Synonyms anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, quirk, oddity, curiosity, mistake abnormality, irregularity, eccentricity, deviation, transgression, straying, lapse, aberrancy 1.1Biology A characteristic that deviates from the normal type. 〔生〕（偏离常规类型的）畸变，变型 color aberrations 色差。 Example sentencesExamples Chromosomal abnormalities included gonosomal aberrations in 5 cases. The number of cells with chromosomal aberrations among 100 well-spread metaphases was recorded. Chromosome aberrations were scored on 50 metaphase cells per clone. These tests score either chromosomal structural aberrations at metaphase or micronuclei at interphase. Aggressive and poorly responsive tumors are often characterized by multiple molecular cytogenetic aberrations. These effects include the induction of chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange. No consistent chromosome aberrations have been identified in basophilic leukemia. No chromosome aberrations were found in human spermatozoa in vitro exposed to several chemicals, including dioxin. Cells were classified with regard to the presence of abnormal metaphases and aberrations of any of the stages of mitosis. Their presence in cells is a reflection of structural and/or numerical chromosomal aberrations arising during mitosis. Bone marrow cells exhibited chromosome aberrations, aneuploidy, and changes in the mitotic index. Synonyms disorder, defect, disease, irregularity, instability, derangement, vagary 1.2Optics The failure of rays to converge at one focus because of limitations or defects in a lens or mirror. 〔光学〕像差 Example sentencesExamples The focusing mirror preferably has an elliptical shape to reduce off-axis aberrations in the focused beam. The slight asymmetry in both the radial and image axis direction indicates small aberrations in the microscope lens. Corrective lenses, then, are prescribed to correct for aberrations, to adjust the focal point onto the retina or to compensate for other abnormalities. He understood mathematically why a spherical mirror produces aberration. We can also improve CD uniformity by reducing optical aberrations in the projection lens. For diffraction-limited performance, we expect wavefront aberrations of better than 0.25 at all points in the image. The problems with the microlens array design are low light throughput, non-uniform intensity foci, and lens aberrations. To eliminate the residual aberration in the spherical lens, we need to increase the refractive index of the glass. Wavefront technology now gives us the ability to map the higher optical aberrations of the eye accurately. With this data they can program the adaptive optic system to deform the mirror to correct aberrations in the high-energy beam. The design of the complete lens system is focused on controlling aberrations in the optical image. Typical aberrations that can impact imaging performance include astigmatism, chromatic aberration, and spherical aberration. Petzval is best remembered for his work on optical lenses and lens aberration done in the early 1840's. 1.3Astronomy The apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object. 〔天文〕光行差 Example sentencesExamples This was still an astronomical method, but Bradley used observations of the aberration of light from stars. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare ‘to stray’ (see aberrant).
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