Usually means: Deviations from the expected norm.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. aberrations: Merriam-Webster
  2. aberrations: Collins English Dictionary
  3. aberrations: Vocabulary.com
  4. Aberrations, aberrations: Wordnik
  5. aberrations: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. aberrations: Wiktionary
  7. aberrations: Dictionary.com
  8. aberrations: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Aberrations: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Aberrations: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Aberrations: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. aberrations: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Aberrations: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Aberrations: Extragalactic Astronomy

(Note: See aberration as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (aberration)

noun:  The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
noun:  (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.
noun:  (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
noun:  (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
noun:  A partial alienation of reason.
noun:  (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
noun:  A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
noun:  (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
noun:  (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
noun:  (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
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