"anomalous" meaning in English

See anomalous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈnɒmələs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈnɑmələs/ [General-American], /əˈnɔmələs/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-anomalous.ogg [US] Forms: more anomalous [comparative], most anomalous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒmələs Etymology: From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmalos). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|anōmalos}} Late Latin anōmalos, {{der|en|grc|ἀνώμᾰλος}} Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmalos) Head templates: {{en-adj}} anomalous (comparative more anomalous, superlative most anomalous)
  1. Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal. Translations (deviating from the normal): ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos) (Ancient Greek), anómalu (Asturian), анама́льны (anamálʹny) (Belarusian), anômalo (Brazilian Portuguese), неправилен (nepravilen) (Bulgarian), аномален (anomalen) (Bulgarian), anòmal (Catalan), anomální (Czech), abnormaal (Dutch), anomalia (Esperanto), anómalo (European Portuguese), poikkeava (Finnish), epätavallinen (Finnish), anormal (French), anomal (French), anómalo (Galician), unregelmäßig (German), irregulär (German), anomal (German), ανώμαλος (anómalos) (Greek), abnormális (Hungarian), visszás (Hungarian), aimhrialta (Irish), anomalo (Italian), irrēgulāris (Latin), anōmalos (Latin), ناهنجار (nâhanjâr) (Persian), anomalny (Polish), анома́льный (anomálʹnyj) (Russian), anomalan (Serbo-Croatian), anómalo (Spanish), anormal (Turkish), düzgüsüz (Turkish), анома́льний (anomálʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-anomalous-en-adj-R7gv3olA Disambiguation of 'deviating from the normal': 95 1 4
  2. Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
    Sense id: en-anomalous-en-adj-LieWzeQD
  3. Having anomalies.
    Sense id: en-anomalous-en-adj-OBOnt4XR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anomalously, anomalousness, anomalous water, nonanomalous Related terms: anomal, anomaly

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      "sense": "deviating from the normal",
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