aberration
Noun
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A state or condition markedly different from the norm (synset 114527267)
is a type of: abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficienciessubtypes:
- chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chromosonal disorder, chrosomal abnormality - any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities
- deflection, warp - a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
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A disorder in one's mental state (synset 114409995)
is a type of: disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image (synset 111440253)
is a type of: optical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon related to or involving lightsubtypes:
- chromatic aberration - an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes
- spherical aberration - an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image
same as: distortion, optical aberration
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