an aberration from the truth

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• Aberration — Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from theory.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Gulag Archipelago — ( ru. Архипелаг ГУЛАГ) is a book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn based on the Soviet forced labor and concentration camp system. The three volume book is a massive narrative relying on eyewitness testimony and primary research material, as well as the… …   Wikipedia

• Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …   Wikipedia

• aberration — aberrational, adj. /ab euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or… …   Universalium

• THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• aberration — noun /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/ a) The act of wandering from the barn; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. , The aberration of youth b) A partial alienation of reason. , Aberrations from theory …   Wiktionary

• aberration — /æbəˈreɪʃən / (say abuh rayshuhn) noun 1. a lapse from a sound mental state. 2. a momentary departure from a usual practice. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. Astronomy apparent displacement of a heavenly body, due to the joint… …  

• aberration — ab•er•ra•tion [[t]ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) deviation from the usual or normal course 2) deviation from the usual or normal type 3) deviation from truth or moral rectitude 4) psi mental unsoundness, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; mental… …   From formal English to slang

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• History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… …   Wikipedia

• annual aberration — Aberration Ab er*ra tion, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. The aberration of youth. Hall. Aberrations from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English