Part 472

<h1>Anomalism</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom"a*lism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An anomaly; a deviation from rule.</def>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Anomalistic, Anomalistical</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw><hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anomalistique</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Irregular; departing from common or established rules.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.</def>

<cs><col>Anomalistic month</col>. <cd>See under <er>Month</er>.</cd> -- <col>Anomalistic revolution</col>, <cd>the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Anomalistic</col>, or <col>Periodical year</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Year</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Anomalistically</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With irregularity.</def>

<h1>Anomaloflorous</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom`a*lo*flo"rous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets> irregular + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having anomalous flowers.</def>

<h1>Anomalous</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom"a*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets>, Gr. <?/ uneven, irregular; <?/ priv. + <?/ even, <?/ same. See <er>Same</er>, and cf. <er>Abnormal</er>.]</ety> <def>Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; <as>as, an <ex>anomalous</ex> proceeding</as>.</def>

<h1>Anomalously</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom"a*lous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an anomalous manner.</def>

<h1>Anomalousness</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom"a*lous*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality of being anomalous.</def>

<h1>Anomaly</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*nom"a*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Anomalies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>anomalia</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Anomalous</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.</def>

<blockquote>We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various <b>anomalies</b> and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater <b>anomaly</b> in nature than a bird that can not fly. <i>Darwin.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the <it>true</it> anomaly. The <i>eccentric</i> anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The <i>mean</i> anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.</def>

<h1>Anomia</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>A*no"mi*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ irregular; <?/ priv. + <?/ law.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.</def>

<h1>Anomophyllous</h1> <Xpage=60>

<hw>An`o*moph"yl*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ irregular + <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having leaves irregularly placed.</def>

<h1>Anomura, Anomoura</h1> <Xpage=60>