anomaly

== English == === Etymology === From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (homalós, “even”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /əˈnɑ.mə.li/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /əˈnɒm.ə.li/ (Australian) IPA(key): /əˈnɔm.ə.li/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): [əˈnɔ̟m.ə.li] Hyphenation: anom‧aly === Noun === anomaly (plural anomalies) A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier. Synonyms: abnormality, deviance, deviation, exception, inconsistency, irregularity, phenomenon Something or someone that is strange or unusual. (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not. (astronomy) Any of various angular distances. (biology) A defect or malformation. (quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections. (dated) An irregularity or disproportion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “anomaly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “anomaly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “anomaly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.