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1. (n.) anomaly
a deviation from the common type, rule, arrangement, or form; irregularity; abnormality.
2. anomaly
someone or something anomalous.
3. anomaly
an unexpected, unusual, or strange condition, situation, or quality.
4. anomaly
Astron. a quantity measured in degrees, defining the position of an orbiting body with respect to the point at which it is nearest to or farthest from its primary.
Etymology: (1565–75; < L < Gk)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anomaly, anomalousness
deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
2. (noun) anomaly, unusual person
a person who is unusual
3. (noun) anomaly
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) anomaly
deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous
2. (noun) anomaly
the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform
3. (noun) anomaly
the angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet
4. (noun) anomaly
any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type
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