Dictionary

anomalous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /əˈnɒmələs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈnɔmələs/ (Australia)
• /əˈnɑmələs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).

Meanings

1. Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
   • highly anomalous
   • The scientist noted an anomalous result in the data.
   • statistically anomalous
   • His behavior was anomalous given the circumstances.
2. Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
3. Having anomalies.

Forms

Deriveds

anomalous water · anomalously · nonanomalous · anomalousness

Relateds

anomal · anomaly

Translations (38)

pl anomalny (deviating from the normal) · la irrēgulāris (deviating from the normal) · pt anômalo (deviating from the normal) · de irregulär (deviating from the normal) · ca anòmal (deviating from the normal) · ru анома́льный (deviating from the normal) · be анама́льны (deviating from the normal) · nl abnormaal (deviating from the normal) · el ανώμαλος (deviating from the normal) · eo anomalia (deviating from the normal) · hu abnormális (deviating from the normal) · grc ἀνώμαλος (deviating from the normal) · sh anomalan (deviating from the normal) · de anomal (deviating from the normal) · gl anómalo (deviating from the normal) · fi epätavallinen (deviating from the normal) · ast anómalu (deviating from the normal) · cs anomální (deviating from the normal) · fr anormal (deviating from the normal) · hu visszás (deviating from the normal) · pt anómalo (deviating from the normal) · ga aimhrialta (deviating from the normal) · tr anormal (deviating from the normal) · fr anomal (deviating from the normal) · kw digompes (deviating from the normal) · ro anomal (deviating from the normal) · tr düzgüsüz (deviating from the normal) · bg неправилен (deviating from the normal) · fa ناهنجار (deviating from the normal) · cmn 異常 /异常 (deviating from the normal) · bg аномален (deviating from the normal) · tl maanomalya (deviating from the normal) · fi poikkeava (deviating from the normal) · es anómalo (deviating from the normal) · uk анома́льний (deviating from the normal) · la anōmalos (deviating from the normal) · de unregelmäßig (deviating from the normal) · it anomalo (deviating from the normal)