Word Meanings - ANOMALISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker.

ANOMALY
Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type. (more info) 1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous. We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles
DEVIATION
The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility. Deviation of a falling body , that deviation
HOOKER
1. One who, or that which, hooks. A Dutch vessel with two masts. A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland. A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.