anomalously
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8.2
- adverb
- /əˈnɑːməˌləsli/
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anómalamente
- A thin layer of clay at the famous K-T boundary in geological strata is anomalously rich in iridium and dates from 65 million years ago.
- anomalously large
- anomalously warm
- anomalously low
Examples
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Only when heat capacity is measured in the amount of energy per unit mass does the heat capacity of water look anomalously large.
Academic text (2007) -
Sandy hit an anomalously warm spot, but sea surface temperatures over much of the globe are anomalously cold.
Blog text (3) -
The most startling discovery was of anomalously low radioactivity.
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The anomalously large fluctuations are probably produced by plumes that can carry temperature fluctuations from place to place over long distances.
Academic text (2001) -
Super Kamiokande's first major atmospheric-neutrino result was to confirm emphatically the anomalously low rates suggested by most of the earlier detectors.
Academic text (1998) -
Then the anomalously small experimental value of Sigma could be explained by a large (positive) gluon spin contribution Delta G.
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Equations built on fractional derivatives describe the anomalously slow diffusion observed in systems with a broad distribution of relaxation times.
Academic text (2002) -
Perhaps they had anomalously low hydrogen abundances, an idea that arose when subdwarfs and white dwarfs were lumped together.
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Environmental warming that produces anomalously warm temperatures and little snowfall may result in more efficient lynx predation, leading to a chronic decline in hare abundance.
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The temperatures in the city were anomalously high for this time of year, reaching records not seen for decades.
Synonyms
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
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6.9
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
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7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
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4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
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5.3
To a much higher level than usual
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6.2
In a strange way that people notice
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7.9
In a way that seems out of place for the situation
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8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
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7.2
In a way that is different from what most people do
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6.1
In a way that is not usual
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8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
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7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
1
6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual for someone
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Anomalous
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4.4
17
4.6
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8.2
106
3.3
1
6.1
884
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anomalously comes from Greek parts a- 'not' and a root meaning 'even', so it originally meant 'not even' or 'uneven' and now describes something that happens in a strange or 'not normal' way. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as 'not normal', which links it to the common word normal.