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🌀 Unusual or abnormal 🔬 Distorted by optics
aberrational

aberrational

9.0
A change in images from lenses or telescopes that makes them look blurred
  • adjective
  • /ˌæbəˈreɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aberracional
  • The lens produced an aberrational halo around bright objects in the night sky.

Examples

  • Engineers worked to correct the aberrational effects that blurred the camera's photographs.

  • The scientist noticed an aberrational pattern in the telescope's images of the planet.

  • The scientist noted an aberrational effect in the telescope's readings.

  • Her aberrational behavior during the experiment raised concerns.

  • The lens produced an aberrational halo around bright objects in the night sky.

  • Engineers worked to correct the aberrational effects that blurred the camera's photographs.

  • The scientist noticed an aberrational pattern in the telescope's images of the planet.

Synonyms

anamorphic
vsaberrational
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Distorting an image so it looks normal only through a special device or from a certain angle

is a broader label for deviations not limited to viewing angle
aberrative
vsaberrational
  • Specialized
9.8

Causing a lens to make images look blurred or wrong

is the general term for deviations in optics or astronomy
distortional
vsaberrational
  • Specialized
8.6

Relating to a change in shape or form

focuses on deviations that are technical and often optical or spatial
distortive
vsaberrational
7.5

Making something change shape or look not normal

refers to deviations rather than the act of causing them
anomalistic
vsaberrational
  • Specialized
9.5

Something that is not normal and acts in an unexpected way

is specific to optical or astronomical distortion rather than general anomalies

Antonyms

normal
∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

standard
∞ 1.6

An agreed level of quality or rule for judging something

Surface Forms

aberrational positive

Morphology

aberrational = aberration (transparent) = aberr + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'aberration' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to' that noun.

Etymology

The word aberrational comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and err- 'to wander', and you can see the same root in error. It gives the image of light rays 'wandering away' from their normal path, so aberrational is used for optical distortion that makes an image unclear.