avvikande — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aberrant adj Differing from what is normal or expected; deviating from the usual pattern.
- deviant adj Different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way society disapproves of.
- eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
- variable adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.
Senses
avvikande is used for these senses in English:
- deviant Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- eccentric (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
- variable (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
deviant — full definition
- adj Different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way society disapproves of.
- noun A person whose behaviour clearly breaks accepted social norms.