"aberration of light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aberrations of light [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|aberrations of light}} aberration of light (countable and uncountable, plural aberrations of light)
  1. (astronomy) A phenomenon that produces an apparent motion of celestial objects about their true positions, dependent on the velocity of the observer. Wikipedia link: aberration of light Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (astronomical phenomenon): aberració de la llum [feminine] (Catalan), aberration de la lumière [feminine] (French), aberația luminii [feminine] (Romanian), aberración de la luz [feminine] (Spanish)

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