anomaly
11anomaly — /euh nom euh lee/, n., pl. anomalies. 1. a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. 2. someone or something anomalous: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family. 3. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition …
12Anomaly — A deviation from the usual, something different, peculiar, or abnormal. A congenital anomaly is something that is unusual and different at birth. A minor anomaly in this context is defined as an unusual anatomic feature that is of no serious… …
13anomaly — 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 …
14anomaly — /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 …
15anomaly — 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… …
16anomaly — a|nom|a|ly [əˈnɔməli US əˈna: ] n plural anomalies [U and C] formal something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual ▪ In those days, a woman professor was still an anomaly. anomaly in ▪ various anomalies in the tax system …
17anomaly — [[t]ənɒ̱məli[/t]] anomalies N COUNT If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected. [FORMAL] The British public s wariness of opera is an anomaly in Europe. Syn: oddity …
18Anomaly — A term describing the incidence when the actual result under a given set of assumptions is different from the expected result. An anomaly provides evidence that a given assumption or model does not hold in practice. The model can either be a… …
19anomaly — 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… …
20anomaly — a|nom|a|ly [ ə naməli ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something unusual, unexpected, or different from what normally happens: a curious anomaly in the regulations …
