misground
Word-form referencesmisgrind
Verb
To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
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a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness
Adjective
Having been ground improperly.
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The storm broke on June 27, when the space agency disclosed that its multi-billion-dollar Hubble Space telescope, launched amid much hoopla in April, can't see straight thanks to a misground mirror.
According to Riordan the matter was subsequently resolved by returning the misground or unground products back to the grinders.
It is like claiming that the misground Hubble mirror with its correcting lenses is the “best possible design” because it gives clear pictures.
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