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aberration
English
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin aberr?ti? (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594 , from aberr? (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + err? (“wander”). Compare French aberration. Equivalent to aberrate +? -ion.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æb.???e?.?n?/
Noun
aberration (countable and uncountable, plural aberrations)
- The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. [Late 16th century.]
- (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. [Mid 18th century.]
- (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. [Mid 18th century.]
- (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
- A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19th century.]
- A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. [Early 19th century.]
- (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19th century.]
- (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
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French
Etymology
From Latin aberrationem, aberratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.?a.sj??/
Noun
aberration f (plural aberrations)
- aberration
- the state of being aberrant
- (astronomy) aberration
- (optics) aberration
- (physiology) aberration or mutation
Related terms
- aberrer
Further reading
- “aberration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- abornerait, arboraient
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dementia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dementia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??m?n??/
Noun
dementia (usually uncountable, plural dementias)
- (pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
- Madness or insanity.
Derived terms
- demented
- demential
- senile dementia
Translations
See also
- amentia
- Alzheimer's disease
- delirium
Anagrams
- Demetian, Mendaite, Mendieta, Tiedeman, matineed
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dementia.
Noun
dementia
- dementia
Declension
Latin
Etymology
dement- +? -ia
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /de??men.ti.a/, [d?e??m?n?t?iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de?men.t?si.a/, [d???m?nt??s?i?]
Noun
d?mentia f (genitive d?mentiae); first declension
- madness, insanity
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Adjective
d?mentia
- nominative neuter plural of d?m?ns
- accusative neuter plural of d?m?ns
- vocative neuter plural of d?m?ns
References
- dementia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dementia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dementia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- dementia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dementia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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