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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbweichung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-vai-choong
"Dieser Wert ist eine seltene Abweichung vom Standard."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
"The sudden drop in temperature was an aberration that surprised all the local farmers." - 2
The failure of a lens or mirror to produce a point focus, resulting in distorted or unfocused images.
"The telescope was equipped with a special correction lens to counteract optical aberration."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin root 'aberrare', formed by combining 'ab-' (away from) and 'errare' (to wander or stray). Entering the English language in the mid-16th century, it initially retained its literal sense of wandering away from a path before expanding into scientific optics, astronomy, and psychological or behavioral deviations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aberration" is said worldwide
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aberration
Transliteration: ah-be-ra-syon
"Cette erreur de calcul n'est qu'une aberration."
Abweichung
Transliteration: ap-vai-choong
"Dieser Wert ist eine seltene Abweichung vom Standard."
aberrazione
Transliteration: ah-ber-rat-tsee-o-ne
"Il suo comportamento insolito è stato solo un'aberrazione."
aberración
Transliteration: a-be-ra-syon
"El mal resultado en el examen fue una aberración."
aberração
Transliteration: a-be-ha-sãw
"A violência gratuita no estádio foi uma aberração."
विसंगति
Transliteration: visangati
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तापमान में यह बदलाव एक विसंगति मात्र था।"
反常现象
Transliteration: fǎncháng xiànxiàng
Script: 中文汉字
"这次股市暴跌只是暂时的反常现象。"
일탈
Transliteration: iltal
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 이번 행동은 평소와 다른 일탈이었다."
異常
Transliteration: ijō
Script: 日本語
"その気候の変動は一時的な異常にすぎない。"
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