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Their own defective and aberrating vision. - De Quincey
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Aberrate — Ab er*rate, v. i. [L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See {Err}.] To go astray; to diverge. [R.] [1913 Webster] Their own defective and aberrating vision. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aberrate — verb 1. diverge from the expected The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman • Derivationally related forms: ↑aberration, ↑aberrant, ↑aberrance • Hypernyms: ↑deviate, ↑vary, ↑diverge, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aberrance — noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm • Syn: ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑deviance • Derivationally related forms: ↑deviant (for: ↑deviance), ↑aberrate ( … Useful english dictionary
aberrancy — noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm • Syn: ↑aberrance, ↑aberration, ↑deviance • Derivationally related forms: ↑deviant (for: ↑deviance), ↑aberrate ( … Useful english dictionary
deviance — noun 1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm • Syn: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration • Derivationally related forms: ↑deviant, ↑aberrate (for: ↑aberration), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Aberr — Ab*err , v. i. [L. aberrare. See {Aberrate}.] To wander; to stray. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aberration — Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from theory.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annual aberration — Aberration Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chromatic aberration — Aberration Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diurnal aberration — Aberration Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
