Aberration vs Amalgamation - What's the difference?
aberration | amalgamation |
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.
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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.
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
# (specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
(obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
As nouns the difference between aberration and amalgamation
is that aberration is aberration (deviation) while amalgamation is the process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.aberration
English
(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.