anomaly (redirected from developmental anomaly)

a·nom·a·ly  (-nm-l)

n. pl. a·nom·a·lies

1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify: "Both men are anomalies: they have . . . likable personalities but each has made his reputation as a heavy" (David Pauly).

3. Astronomy The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

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a·noma·listic adj.

a·noma·listi·cal·ly adv.

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anomaly [an-nom-a-lee]

Noun

pl -lies something that deviates from the normal; an irregularity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anomaly - deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule anomalousness birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
	2.	anomaly - a person who is unusual               unusual person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" anachronism - a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age aberrant - one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group albino - a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink automaton, zombi, zombie - someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality behemoth, colossus, goliath, monster, giant - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Jekyll and Hyde - someone with two personalities - one good and one evil kook, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, queer bird, queer duck - someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances rara avis, rare bird - a rare or unique person transexual, transsexual - a person who has undergone a sex change operation ugly duckling - an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
	3.	anomaly - (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"

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anomaly

noun irregularity, departure, exception, abnormality, rarity, inconsistency, deviation, eccentricity, oddity, aberration, peculiarity, incongruity

Translations

anomaly [əˈnɔməlɪ] n → anomalía

anomaly [əˈnɔməlɪ] n → anomalie f

anomaly [əˈnɔməlɪ] n → Anomalie f

anomaly [əˈnɔməlɪ] n → anomalia