ἀνωμαλία
anomalia
unevenness, irregularity
Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀνωμαλία, ἡ, A. unevenness, irregularity, R. 547a, HA 495b2; of shape, 16.1.21; ἀ. τῶν στοιχείων, as cause of disease, 30: pl., Ep. 2p.53U. 2. Astron., irregular motion, anomaly, ἀ. τῆς κινήσεως 1.20, cf. Alm. 3.3, etc.; ἀ. ἐκλειπτικαί, of the moonʼs orbit, Aem. 17. II. of conditions, irregularity, ἀ. καὶ ταραχή 2.6; ἀ. τῆς κτήσεως Pol. 1270a15; τύχης 20.30, cf. 18.59: pl., 38.17. III. of persons, inconsistency, 2.7 and 54, 6.44.2, Alc. 16; of style, unevenness, 2.45b. IV. Gramm., deviation from rule, irregularity, title of work by Chrysipp., Stoic. 2.6, cf. 2.25, etc.; variety, diversity, GA 788a24, Adv. 205.18. V. indisposition, ‘malaise’, 7.19, 7.435.
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