Word for Today - Oct. 14, 2009

anomaly - uh-NOM-uh-lee - something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected

Example: "Car manufacturers face a new anomaly: Always trying to make car engines quieter, they realize that since pedestrians cannot hear silent hybrids approaching, they are too quiet to be safe, and now must have a built in sound of the driver's choice to make them heard."