A-nŏm'a-loŭs, a.

a. [Lat. anomalus, Gr. ἀνώμαλος, uneven, irregular, from ἀν priv. and ὁμαλός, even, from ὁμός, same.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular.

The afflicting and anomalous illness which brought him to his grave. De Quincey.

Anomalous chords (Mus.), such as contain extreme sharp or extreme flat intervals.