different between anomaly vs anomal

English

Etymology

From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (an?malía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ???????? (an?malos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ?????? (homalós, “even”), from ???? (homós, “same”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n?m?l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n?m?li/
• Hyphenation: anom?aly

Noun

anomaly (plural anomalies)

1. A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.

   Synonyms: abnormality, deviance, deviation, exception, inconsistency, irregularity, phenomenon

2. Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

3. (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.

4. (astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
5. (biology) A defect or malformation.
6. (quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
7. (dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

Synonyms

• (deviation from the norm):

Hyponyms

• eccentric anomaly
• flyby anomaly
• mean anomaly
• true anomaly

Derived terms

• anomaloscope
• anomalous
• deuteranomaly

Translations

Further reading

• anomaly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• anomaly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• anomaly at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From French anomal.

Noun

anomal (plural anomals)

1. (obsolete) Something anomalous, especially an irregular word in a language.

Adjective

anomal (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) anomalous

Anagrams

• Manalo

French

Etymology

From Latin an?malos, from Ancient Greek ???????? (an?malos, “uneven, irregular, anomalous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.n?.mal/
• Homophones: anomale, anomales

Adjective

anomal (feminine singular anomale, masculine plural anomaux, feminine plural anomales)

1. (sciences, grammar) anomalous

Usage notes

Often confused with anormal.

Related terms

• anomalie

Further reading

• “anomal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Latin an?malus/an?malos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

anomal (comparative anomaler, superlative am anomalsten)

1. (also grammar) anomalous

   Synonyms: anomalisch, irregulär, unregelmäßig

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “anomal” in Duden online

Norwegian

Adjective

anomal

1. anomalous

Romanian

Etymology

From French anomal

Adjective

anomal m or n (feminine singular anomal?, masculine plural anomali, feminine and neuter plural anomale)

1. anomal

Declension