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anomalous
deviating from what is standard or expected
Synonyms
- irregular
- atypical
- aberrant
Antonyms
- normal
- typical
- standard
anomalous in a sentence
The scientist flagged the anomalous reading before rerunning the entire experiment.
The astronomer noticed an anomalous dimming in the star's light that no known theory could explain.
Where it comes from
From Greek anomalos 'uneven, irregular'
Memory hook
A-NO-malous — say 'a NO, that's not normal' when something is anomalous.
Word parts
- a/an — without/lack of
anomalous: an- (not) + omal (even, regular)
Read it in context
- The Archive in Wood Science