HyperDic: aberrate

English > 2 senses of the word aberrate:
VERBstativeaberratediverge from the expected
stativeaberratediverge or deviate from the straight path
English > aberrate: 2 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaningdiverge from the expected.
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
Broaderdeviate, vary, diverge, departBe at variance with
Nounsaberrance, aberrationa state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrantone whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
aberrationa disorder in one's mental state
English > aberrate: 2 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaningdiverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"
CategoryopticsThe branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
Broaderdeviate, vary, diverge, departBe at variance with
Nounsaberrance, aberrationa state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrationan optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

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