different between aberration vs shorthand

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)

1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. [Late 16^th century.]
2. (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 18^th century.]
3. (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 18^th century.]
   1. (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
4. A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19^th century.]
5. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. [Early 19^th century.]
6. (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19^th century.]
7. (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)

1. aberration
2. the state of being aberrant
3. (astronomy) aberration
4. (optics) aberration
5. (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

English

Etymology

The noun is derived from short +? hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????thænd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????thænd/
• Hyphenation: short?hand

Noun

shorthand (countable and uncountable, plural shorthands)

1. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) brachygraphy, stenography, phonography

   Antonym: longhand
2. (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Alternative forms

• short hand (archaic)
• short-hand (archaic)

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Verb

shorthand (third-person singular simple present shorthands, present participle shorthanding, simple past and past participle shorthanded)

1. (transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
2. (transitive, by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
3. (intransitive) To write in shorthand.

References

Further reading

• shorthand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia