Aberration vs Wandering - What's the difference?
aberration | wandering | Synonyms |
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
A partial alienation of reason.
* Lingard:
* I. Taylor:
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
(zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
(medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
Travelling with no preset route; roaming.
Irregular turning of the eyes.
Aimless thought.
Straying from a desired path.
(chiefly, in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.
Aberration is a synonym of wandering.
As nouns the difference between aberration and wandering
is that aberration is aberration (deviation) while wandering is travelling with no preset route; roaming.As an adjective wandering is
which wanders; travelling from place to place.As a verb wandering is
.aberration
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(wikipedia aberration)Noun
(en noun)- the aberration''' of youth'', '''''aberrations''' from theory'', '''''aberration of character
- Occasional aberrations of intellect.
- Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.
Derived terms
* spherical aberration * aberrationalReferences
wandering
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Adjective
(-)- a wandering''' kidney; a '''wandering liver