This is also called the true anomaly, and is the distance of the sun from the apogee, or a planet from its aphelion, seen from the sun.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Equate>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type. II. Anomaly ·noun Deviat...
Deviation from common rule. An irregularity in the motion of a planet by which it deviates from the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An auxiliary angle employed to abridge the calculations connected with the motion of a planet or com...
See anomaly. ...