ANOMALY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of anomaly in English

(Definition of anomaly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of anomaly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of anomaly

anomaly
These surfaces are distorted by hydrostatic balance toward negative anomalies of pressure produced by the bend of the low-pressure vortex cores.
This surgical approach is straightforward in its application, and reduces the impact of anomalies of systemic and pulmonary venous connection.
The system was now hierarchical with 12 separate trees, six for congenital cardiac anomalies.
The situations in which these anomalies are seen are very unlike anything that happens in an animal's natural environment.
Well-designed studies report no association between oral hypoglycaemic and anti-hyperglycaemic agents and congenital anomalies.
The only other cardiac anomaly discovered in these 13 cases was one patient with aortic coarctation.
In our series, 2 of the 4 patients were diagnosed as having right isomerism associated with complex cardiac anomalies.
Many, if not a majority of acyanotic anomalies, can be specifically diagnosed by a physical examination.
Subaortic stenosis caused by anomalies of the atrioventricular valves.
Congenital division of the left atrium is an unusual congenital anomaly.
Anomalous origin of a pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: associated anomalies and pathogenesis.
An anomaly in the setting of the second quatrain, however, cannot be ascribed to artistic nonchalance.
This penultimate section of the article deals first with the anomalies in the existing evidence and then with the question of prediction.
These represented 3.4% of the total number of facial clefts (isolated and cases with multiple anomalies) and 9.4% of cases with multiple anomalies.
Experiences of these blips would be anomalous, but we humans are quite good at disregarding the occasional anomaly.
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Collocations with anomaly

anomaly

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anomaly detection
Based on previous results with anomaly detection and anaphor resolution, we predicted that the less-skilled comprehenders would do particularly poorly in the far condition.
curious anomaly
There is a curious anomaly in all this.
fetal anomaly
The fetal anomaly was not felt to be secondary to haemorrhagic effects of the anticoagulation.
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Translations of anomaly

in Chinese (Traditional)
異常的人(或事物), 不規則, (同一種類中的)畸形…
in Chinese (Simplified)
异常的人(或事物), 不规则, (同一种类中的)畸形…
in Spanish
anomalía, Anomalia…
in Portuguese
anomalia, irregularidade…
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anormallik, olağan dışı bir şey, anomali…
anomalie…
anomalie…
anomálie, odchylka…
anomali, afvigelse…
anomali…
ความผิดปกติ…
sự bất thường…
anomalia, nieprawidłowość…
anomali…
anomali…
die Anomalie…
anomalitet…
аномалія…
аномалия…
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