Word Meaning

Meaning of anomaly

- Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.
- The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.
- The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.
- Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.

Crossword clue for anomaly

- Aberration
- Abnormality
- Bizarreness
- Discrepancy
- Irregularity
- Loan may sort out discrepancy
- Variation to loan may be an irregularity