| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.[Websters]
2. Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.[Websters] 3. Being abnormal or aberrant. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb anomalistically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (anomalistically) | 1. With irregularity.[Websters]. 2. In an eccentric, abnormal, unusual, curious or odd manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ANOMALISTICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ANOMALISTICAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Irregular; departing from common or established rules. In astronomy, the anomalistic year is the time in which the earth passes through her orbit, which is longer than the tropical year, on account of the precession of the equinoxes. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
