aberration
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
aberración
- The Hubble's spherical aberration spread light out into a fuzzy halo four arc seconds across.
- spherical aberration
- chromatic aberration
- lens aberrations
Examples
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Using high-quality lenses can reduce aberration and produce clearer photographs.
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First of all, there are the phenomena of chromatic and spherical aberration.
Academic text (2000) -
Suddenly, there was no aberration, only beautiful, clear images of atoms.
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Occasionally, a strange aberration may slip into a painting.
Academic text (2009) -
The tech produces great dynamic range and perhaps the lowest aberration and clipping.
Blog text (2) -
"Cat" lenses are remarkably free from chromatic aberrations and have very good resolving power.
Academic text (1994) -
I attempted to explain the spherical aberration, the structural defects of the concave mirror.
Fiction book (1995) -
The astronomer noted that chromatic aberration caused the stars to appear distorted in the telescope.
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The engineer explained that the optical aberration resulted in blurred images in the camera.
Synonyms
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5.0
A change in shape or appearance that makes things look less accurate
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7.2
A strange error in a photo, video or audio file caused by processing
A fault in a lens or mirror that makes images look unclear
A photo or view that is blurry and not clear
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.8
A problem in a camera lens that makes colored edges appear in photos
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1
9.5
Light through the edge of a round lens or mirror focuses at different points, making the image blurred
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1
8.9
A change in the usual number or shape of chromosomes that often causes physical and mental problems
How Distorted
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Morphology
Etymology
Aberration comes from old Latin parts ab- 'away' and err- 'to wander', the same part as error. In photography or when light passes through a lens, an aberration is when the light has 'wandered away' from the correct path, so the picture looks blurred or wrong.