Meaning of Anomaly | Babel Free
əˈnɒm.ə.lɪDefinitions
- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
- Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- Any of various angular distances.
- A defect or malformation.
- A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
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An irregularity or disproportion. dated
Equivalents
Català
anomalia
Čeština
anomálie
Ελληνικά
ανωμαλία
Esperanto
anomalio
Español
anomalía
Français
anomalie
Gaeilge
aimhrialtacht
Galego
anomalía
हिन्दी
असंगति
Italiano
anomalia
ქართული
ანომალია
മലയാളം
വ്യതിചലനം
Português
anomalia
Română
anomalie
Tagalog
anomalya
Українська
аномалія
Tiếng Việt
dị thường
Examples
“This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.”
“He is an anomaly among his friends in that he's the only one who's unmarried.”
“She disregarded some of the anomalies in the experiment, putting them down to miscalculation.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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