Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anomalistic

/əˌnɑm.əˈlɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anoma-l-is-tic
IPA: /əˌnɑm.əˈlɪs.tɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

adj

Of or pertaining to an anomaly (the angle of a body from its perihelion).

adj

Pertaining to anomalism.

Example Sentences

"In Plato's time, when Eudoxus set up his brilliant planetary theory, its observational basis and the knowledge of periods etc. was still quite insufficient. For instance, Eudoxus ignored the sun's anomalistic motion in longitude, but he believed in a motion in latitude which does not exist."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)bor. Latin anōmalialbor. English anomaly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English anomalistic From anomaly + -istic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌnɑm.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
British English: /əˌnɒm.əˈlɪs.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more anomalistic (comparative) most anomalistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anomalistically

Phrases

anomalistic month anomalistic period anomalistic revolution anomalistic year

Questions

How do you pronounce anomalistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌnɑm.əˈlɪs.tɪk/.
What does anomalistic mean?: Anomalous.
Where does anomalistic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)bor. Latin anōmalialbor. English anomaly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English anomalistic From anomaly + -istic.

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