Nor·ma

(nôr′mə)

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere within the Milky Way near Lupus and Ara.

[Latin norma, carpenter's square; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Norma

(ˈnɔːmə)

n, Latin genitive Normae (ˈnɔːmiː)

(Astronomy) a constellation in the S hemisphere crossed by the Milky Way and lying near Scorpius and Ara

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Norma - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way

Translations

Γνώμων

Vinkelhaken

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

"Then my mother opened the door and called my dog, Norma. Norma was a great Newfoundland, and died five years ago.

I believe animals are incapable of feeling supernatural fright--if I have been rightly informed,--but at this moment there appeared to me to be something more than ordinary about Norma's terror, as though it must be supernatural; and as though she felt, just as I did myself, that this reptile was connected with some mysterious secret, some fatal omen.

"Norma backed slowly and carefully away from the brute, which followed her, creeping deliberately after her as though it intended to make a sudden dart and sting her.

"In spite of Norma's terror she looked furious, though she trembled in all her limbs.

View in context

But later that night, 61-year-old Norma, who had a history of problems with her balance, was found dead in the swimming pool.

Relief as Norma arrives home; family so proud of love shown to beloved wife who died on holiday

Norma lived in the Ramsey and Oconee areas her entire life.

Norma Jean Porter, 72, Oconee, passes May 7

Norma's family, from Perth, hit out at Balhousie Care Group, which run the care home.

Care home locked OAP in her room; Family demand an apology

Heart Throb always welcomed Norma's call and begged her to stay in touch.

This is a true love story

Norma sells knitting and books in the foyer of University Hospital, Wishaw every Tuesday and Saturday to help raise funds for the centre, which provides emotional and practical support for people affected by cancer.

Friend's honour for kindest heart; Volunteer Norma was overwhelmed

Over the past 18 years, Norma has created hampers for the Warwickshire Fostering Service to go to young people and asylum seekers who have recently come out of foster care and now live alone without family support.

These pupils are helping young people leaving foster care this Christmas; Avon Valley School students support Norma's hamper project