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- [uh-nom-uh-lee]
- /əˈnɒm ə li/
- /əˈnɒm.ə.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-nom-uh-lee]
- /əˈnɒm ə li/
Definitions of anomaly word
- countable noun anomaly If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected. 3
- noun anomaly something anomalous 3
- noun anomaly deviation from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregularity 3
- noun anomaly the angle between a planet, the sun, and the previous perihelion of the planet 3
- noun anomaly the angle between the periapsis of a particular point on a circle round the orbit as seen from the centre of the orbit. This point is obtained by producing a perpendicular to the major axis of the ellipse through the orbiting body until it reaches the circumference of the circle 3
- noun anomaly the angle between the periapsis of an orbit and the position of an imaginary body orbiting at a constant angular speed and in the same period as the real orbiting body 3
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Origin of anomaly
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Latin anōmalia < Greek anōmalía, equivalent to anṓmal(os) anomalous + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Anomaly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anomaly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anomaly
noun anomaly
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
- oddity — an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
- aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
- rarity — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
verb anomaly
- mutate — to change; alter.
Antonyms for anomaly
noun anomaly
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
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