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Nor·mal  (nôrml)
A town of central Illinois north-northeast of Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University (founded 1857). Population: 50,700.

nor·mal  (nôrml)
adj.
1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.
2. Biology Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
3. Abbr. n or N Chemistry
a. Designating a solution having one gram equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.
b. Designating an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight and unbranched chain of carbon atoms.
4. Mathematics
a. Being at right angles; perpendicular.
b. Perpendicular to the direction of a tangent line to a curve or a tangent plane to a surface.
5.
a. Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.
b. Free from mental illness; sane.
n.
1. Something normal; the standard: scored close to the normal.
2. The usual or expected state, form, amount, or degree.
3.
a. Correspondence to a norm.
b. An average.
4. Mathematics A perpendicular, especially a perpendicular to a line tangent to a plane curve or to a plane tangent to a space curve.

[Middle English, from Late Latin normlis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

normal·ly adv.

normal [ˈnɔːməl]
adj
1. usual; regular; common; typical the normal way of doing it the normal level
2. constituting a standard if we take this as normal
3. (Psychology) Psychol
a.  being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc.
b.  conforming to the conventions of one's group
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology Med (of laboratory animals) maintained in a natural state for purposes of comparison with animals treated with drugs, etc.
5. (Chemistry) Chem (of a solution) containing a number of grams equal to the equivalent weight of the solute in each litre of solvent. Symbol N
6. (Chemistry) Chem denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: a normal alkane. Prefix: n-, e.g. n-octane
7. (Mathematics) Geometry another word for perpendicular [1]
n
1. the usual, average, or typical state, degree, form, etc.
2. anything that is normal
3. (Mathematics) Geometry a line or plane perpendicular to another line or plane or to the tangent of a curved line or plane at the point of contact
[from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from norma norm]
normality  [nɔːˈmælɪtɪ] esp US, normalcy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Normalnormal - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
universal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
Adj.1.normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
sane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
2.normal - in accordance with scientific laws
paranormal - not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations"
3.normal - being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
abnormal - departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"
4.normal - forming a right angle
geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

normal
adjective
1. usual, common, standard, average, natural, regular, ordinary, acknowledged, typical, conventional, routine, accustomed, habitual, run-of-the-mill The two countries have resumed normal diplomatic relations. The hospital claimed they were simply following their normal procedure.
usual rare, unusual, remarkable, exceptional, peculiar, abnormal, irregular, uncommon, singular, unnatural
2. sane, reasonable, rational, lucid, well-adjusted, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind, mentally sound, in possession of all your faculties Depressed patients are more likely to become ill than normal people.
Translations
normal [ˈnɔːməl]
A. ADJ
1. (= usual) → normal
it's perfectly normal to feel that wayes muy normal sentirse así, no hay nada raro en sentirse así
above/below normalpor encima/debajo de lo normal
to carry on as normalseguir haciendo todo como de costumbre
to get back or return to normal [situation] → normalizarse, volver a la normalidad
"normal service will be resumed as soon as possible"se reanudará la emisión lo antes posible
I woke at the normal timeme desperté a la hora de siempre
he bought a return ticket instead of the normal singlecompró un billete de ida y vuelta en vez del de sólo ida que solía comprar
2. (= well-adjusted) [person] → normal
3. (= healthy) [baby] → normal; [pregnancy] → sin complicaciones
4. (Math, Chem) → normal
B. CPD normal school N (US) (o.f.) → escuela f normal

normal [ˈnɔːrməl]
adj
(not out of the ordinary)normal(e)
a normal car → une voiture normale
to lead a normal life → mener une vie normale
in normal circumstances, under normal circumstances → en temps normal
to continue as normal → se poursuivre normalement
worse than normal → pire que d'habitude
(= habitual) [place, time] → habituel(le)
at the normal time → à l'heure habituelle normal time
(= physically or mentally healthy) → normal(e)
n
to get back to normal [situation, person, family] → revenir à la normale
to return to normal [weather, conditions] → redevenir normal(e)

normal
adj
normal; (= customary)üblich; it’s a perfectly or quite a normal thingdas ist völlig normal; it’s perfectly normal for you to feel that wayes ist vollkommen normal, dass Sie so empfinden; it’s normal practicedas ist so üblich; normal temperature/consumption/outputNormaltemperatur f/-verbrauch m/-leistung f; normal view (Comput) → Normalansicht f; he is not his normal self todayer ist heute so anders; a higher than normal risk of infectionein Infektionsrisiko, das über dem Normalen liegt
(Math) → senkrecht
(Chem) normal solutionNormallösung f
n no pl (of temperature)Normalwert m, → Durchschnitt m; (Math) → Senkrechte f; (to tangent) → Normale f; temperatures below normalTemperaturen unter dem Durchschnitt; her temperature is below/above normalsie hat Untertemperatur/erhöhte Temperatur; when things/we are back to or return to normalwenn sich alles wieder normalisiert hat; just carry on as normalmachen Sie einfach normal weiter; life went on as normaldas Leben ging normal weiter

normal [ˈnɔːml]
1. adjnormale
it was quite normal for him to object → era perfettamente normale che obiettasse
it is perfectly normal to be left-handed → è perfettamente normale or naturale essere mancini
2. n
a. to return to normaltornare alla normalità
above/below normal → al disopra/al disotto della norma
b. (Math) → normale f

normal [ˈnɔːml]
1. adjnormale
it was quite normal for him to object → era perfettamente normale che obiettasse
it is perfectly normal to be left-handed → è perfettamente normale or naturale essere mancini
2. n
a. to return to normaltornare alla normalità
above/below normal → al disopra/al disotto della norma
b. (Math) → normale f

normal
adj normal [ˈnoːməl]
usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal. gewone, normale عادي، طَبيعي нормален normální normal gewöhnlich κανονικός, φυσιολογικός normal normaalne معمولی normaali normal רָגִיל सामान्य, प्रकृत normalan, uobičajen normális, rendes normal normal; eðlilegur, venjulegur normale 普通の 보통의 normalus, įprastas normāls, parasts biasa normaal normal(-) normalny normal nor­mal, obişnuit обыкновенный; обычный normálny navaden normalan normal, vanlig ปกติ normal 正常的 нормальний, звичайний حسب معمول، عام bình thường
n norˈmality [-ˈmӕ-]
normaliteit وَضْع طَبيعي أو إعْتِيادي нормалност normálnost normalitet die Normalität ομαλότητα, φυσιολογική κατάσταση normalidad normaalsus حالت عادى normaalius normalité נוֹרמָלִיוּת सामान्य स्थिति normalnost, redovitost szabályosság kenormalan eðlilegt ástand normalità 正常 정상임 normali būklė, padėtis norma, normāls stāvoklis keadaan yang biasa normaliteit det normale, normaltilstand normalność normalidade normalitate нормальность;обычное состояние normálnosť normalnost normalnost normaltillstånd ความปกติ normallik 正常 нормальність; звичайний стан عام حالت trạng thái bình thường
adv normally
1 in a usual, ordinary way He was behaving quite normally yesterday. gewone بِصورةٍ عادِيَّه нормално normálně normalt normal φυσιολογικά normalmente normaalselt معمولا؛ بطور عادى normaalisti normalement בְּאוֹפֶן נוֹרמָאלִי सामान्यत: normalno,obično rendes körülmények között secara biasa venjulega normalmente 普通に 정상적으로 normaliai normāli; parasti secara normal normaal normalt normalnie normalmente nor­mal нормально; как обычно normálne normalno uobičajeno normalt โดยปกติ normal olarak 正常地 нормально طبعي طور پر thông thường
2 usually; most often I normally go home at 4 o'clock. gewoonlik عادَةً، غالبا обикновено obvykle normalt gewöhnlich συνήθως, κανονικά normalmente tavaliselt اکثر اوقات tavallisesti normalement בְּדֶרֶך כְּלָל लम्ब रूम में, नियमित या सामान्य ढ़ग से obično rendszerint biasanya vanalega normalmente 普通は 보통 dažniausiai, paprastai parasti biasanya gewoonlijk normalt, vanligvis, som regel zazwyczaj normalmente de obicei обычно obyčajne navadno obično i vanliga fall, vanligtvis โดยปกติ genellikle 一般 зазвичай عموماً như thường lệ

Normal طبيعي normální normal normal ομαλός normal normaali normal normalan normale 普通の 정상의 normaal normal normalny normal нормальный normal ปรกติ normal bình thường 正常的


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