[ ˌnɒmə'lɒdʒɪkəl ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting natural laws which are neither logically necessary nor theoretically explicable, but just are so.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk nomos 'law' + -logical (see -logy ).
[ ˌnɒmə'lɒdʒɪkəl ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting natural laws which are neither logically necessary nor theoretically explicable, but just are so.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk nomos 'law' + -logical (see -logy ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004