anomalous

  • 1Anomalous — A*nom a*lous, a. [L. anomalus, Gr. ? uneven, irregular; an priv. + ? even, ? same. See {Same}, and cf. {Abnormal}.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2anomalous — I adjective aberrant, abnormal, anomalistic, atypical, awry, breaking with tradition, deranged, deviating from the common rule, deviative, disarranged, disjunct, dislocated, disordered, disorganized, divergent, eccentric, erratic, in disorder, in …

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  • 3anomalous — (adj.) 1640s, from L.L. anomalus, from Gk. anomalos uneven, irregular (see ANOMALY (Cf. anomaly)). Related: Anomalously; anomalousness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4anomalous — *irregular, unnatural Analogous words: *abnormal, aberrant, atypical: *monstrous, prodigious: singular, unique, peculiar, *strange Contrasted words: normal, natural, *regular, typical: * …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5anomalous — [adj] deviating from normal, usual aberrant, abnormal, atypical, bizarre, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, foreign, heteroclite, incongruous, inconsistent, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, prodigious, rare, strange, unnatural,… …

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  • 6anomalous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ differing from what is standard or normal. DERIVATIVES anomalously adverb anomalousness noun. ORIGIN from Greek an not + homalos even …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7anomalous — [ə näm′ə ləs] adj. [LL anomalus < Gr anōmalos < an , not + homalos < homos, SAME] 1. deviating from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method; abnormal 2. being or seeming to be inconsistent, contradictory, or improper SYN.… …

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  • 8anomalous — anom·a·lous ə näm ə ləs adj deviating from normal <anomalous development> <anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (Physicians Current Procedural Terminology)> specif having abnormal vision with respect to a particular color but not color …

    Medical dictionary

  • 9anomalous — a|nom|a|lous [əˈnɔmələs US əˈna: ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: anomalus, from Greek, uneven, anomalous , from an not + homalos even ] different from what you expected to find ▪ a highly anomalous situation ▪ anomalous… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10anomalous — [[t]ənɒ̱mələs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected. [FORMAL] For years this anomalous behaviour has baffled scientists... His position here is anomalous. Syn: unusual …

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