Synonyms for aberrational


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ab-uh-rey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən


Définition of aberrational

Origin :
  • 1590s, "a wandering, straying," from Latin aberrationem (nominative aberratio) "a wandering," noun of action from past participle stem of aberrare "to wander out of the way, lose the way, go astray," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + errare "to wander" (see err). Meaning "deviation from the normal type" first attested 1846.
  • As in straying : adj deviating
Example sentences :
  • There is, however, a still graver and quite insuperable distinction between the parallactic path and the aberrational path.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

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