{ } a. [ Cf. F. anomalistique. ] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion. [ 1913 Webster ] Anomalistic month. See under Month. -- Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again. -- Anomalistic, or Periodical year. See under Year. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Anomalistic |