anomalistic

American  

[uh-nom-uh-lis-tik] / əˌnɒm əˈlɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to an anomaly.

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Other Word Forms

• anomalistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of anomalistic

First recorded in 1760–70; anomal(y) + -istic

Example Sentences

“We build a statistical profile around what good normal looks like. We can see, based on the data the bank has, if something is normal behaviour, or anomalistic and out of kilter.”

From BBC • May 22, 2024

If the pericentre is fixed, this is an actual revolution; but if it moves the anomalistic revolution is greater or less than a complete circumference.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

He, too, represented a new type and a new note,—this time a forceful note, a secular note that had not belonged to the old church, and seemed likewise anomalistic in the new….

From A Far Country — Volume 1 by Churchill, Winston

This in the earth's orbit produces the anomalistic year.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

He, too, represented a new type and a new note,—this time a forceful note, a secular note that had not belonged to the old church, and seemed likewise anomalistic in the new....

From A Far Country — Complete by Churchill, Winston