anomaly (noun)

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• anomaly — ► NOUN (pl. anomalies) ▪ something that deviates from what is standard or normal …   English terms dictionary

• anomaly — noun /əˈnɒməlɪ,əˈnɑməli/ a) A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal. This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off… …   Wiktionary

• anomaly — I noun aberration, abnormality, amorphism, curiosity, departure, deviation, discrepancy, divergence, eccentricity, exception, incongruity, inconsistency, irregularity, monstrosity, nonconformity, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity,… …   Law dictionary

• anomaly — (n.) 1570s, from L. anomalia, from Gk. anomalia inequality, noun of quality from anomalos uneven, irregular, from an , privative prefix, not (see AN (Cf. an ) (1)) + homalos even, from homos same (see SAME (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• anomaly — noun (C, U) formal a strange and unusual feature of a situation or process that often makes it unsatisfactory or unfair, or an example of this: various anomalies in the tax system | a genetic anomaly …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• anomaly — noun the growth on the duck s bill is a harmless anomaly Syn: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, aberration, quirk, rarity …   Thesaurus of popular words

• anomaly — noun (plural lies) Date: 1603 1. the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun 2. deviation from the common rule ; irregularity 3. something anomalous ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• anomaly — noun Syn: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, aberration, quirk …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• anomaly — UK [əˈnɒməlɪ] / US [əˈnɑməlɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms anomaly : singular anomaly plural anomalies formal something unusual, unexpected, or different from what normally happens a curious anomaly in the regulations …   English dictionary

• anomaly — /əˈnɒməli / (say uh nomuhlee) noun (plural anomalies) 1. deviation from the common rule or analogy. 2. something anomalous: the anomalies of human nature. 3. Astronomy a. an angular quantity used in defining the position of a point in an orbit. b …  

• anomaly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abnormality, exception (See unconformity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peculiarity, aberration, exception, oddity; see exception 2 , freak 2 , irregularity 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …   English dictionary for students