anomalous
Origin of anomalous
1Other words from anomalous
- a·nom·a·lous·ly, adverb
- a·nom·a·lous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with anomalous
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How to use anomalous in a sentence
By the sweat of their brow — Science News, January 23, 1971Polywater, or anomalous water, has provoked a continuing controversy among chemists.
50 years ago, scientists poked holes in the existence of polywater | Erin Garcia de Jesus | January 22, 2021 | Science NewsThere are only two possibilities for the anomalous result if the equipment used in the experiments and their calibrations all check out after careful scrutiny.
A Breakthrough in Measuring the Building Blocks of Nature - Facts So Romantic | Subodh Patil | January 8, 2021 | NautilusYou need to make sure that you’re selecting non-anomalous results.
Five SEO tips that capture holiday attention and boost sales | Houston Barnett-Gearhart | December 8, 2020 | Search Engine WatchWell, a lot of it has to do with how GDP is calculated and an anomalously high reading in the third quarter.
But the fact anomalously incensed him as a slight to the girl, who might have been still more sacrificed by Jeff's constancy.
The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete | William Dean Howells
If he did not have a common soul in him, he had a subtle something that somehow anomalously did its duty.
Moby Dick; or The Whale | Herman MelvilleIn it a convoluted structure replaced and rendered intelligible the anomalously rifted mass seen by Bond in 1847.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century | Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
British Dictionary definitions for anomalous
/ (əˈnɒmələs) /
deviating from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregular, abnormal, or incongruous
Origin of anomalous
1Derived forms of anomalous
- anomalously, adverb
- anomalousness, noun
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