ἌΤΟΠΟΣ, adj. [Greek ἄτοπος; ἀ-, not, and τόπος, place.] Pron. at′-o-pos. 1. Out of place; strange; anomalous; not readily belonging to an established order. 2. Of a work, object, or idea, lacking a ready place in the order into which it appears; its presence subsequently altering that order, and thereby the conditions of its own reception.