ANOMALY   Author:  23075  Category:(Human Interest) Created:(5/15/2008 4:17:00 AM) This post has been Viewed (96 times) (noun) (ah-NOM-ah-lee) 1. a deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule: "Saboor ran his fingers over the neck of the guitar, searching for any anomalies in the wood surface." 2. someone who is unusual, abnormal, or difficult to classify: "I was somewhat of an anomaly among my friends as an employed 'dotcommer', but I wasn't sure if it meant that I was real survivor, or if it was just a matter of time before I had to move on." 3. (as in astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion, as seen from the sun adjective forms: anomalistic, anomalistical adverb form: anomalistically ORIGIN: Approximately 1571; borrowed from Latin, 'anomalia'; from Greek, 'anomalia,' from 'anomalos': anomalous ('an': not + 'homalos': even, probably from 'homos': same). You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  23075 ( Click here ) Spring is coming