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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.

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

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normal·ly adv.

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normal

Adjective

1. usual, regular, or typical: the study of normal behaviour

2. free from mental or physical disorder

3. Geom same as perpendicular (sense 1)

Noun

1. the usual, regular, or typical state, degree, or form

2. Geom a perpendicular line or plane [Latin normalis conforming to the carpenter's square]

normality or esp US
normalcy n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	normal - 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" convention, rule, pattern, formula 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"

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normal

adjective 1. usual, common, standard, average, natural, regular, ordinary, acknowledged, typical, conventional, routine, accustomed, habitual, run-of-the-mill << OPPOSITE unusual

adjective 2. sane, reasonable, rational, lucid, well-adjusted, compos mentis (Latin) in your right mind, mentally sound, in possession of all your faculties

Translations

normal [ˈnɔːml] adj → normal;

to return to normal → volver a la normalidad

normal [ˈnɔːml] adj → normal(e)

n to return to normal → redevenir normal(e)

normal [ˈnɔːməl] adj → normal

n to return to normal → sich wieder normalisieren

normal [ˈnɔːml] adj → normale

n to return to normal → tornare alla normalità

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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, normaleعادي، طَبيعيнормаленnormálnínormalgewöhnlichκανονικός, φυσιολογικόςnormalnormaalneمعمولیnormaalinormalרָגִילसामान्य, प्रकृतnormalan, uobičajennormális, rendesnormalnormal; eðlilegur, venjulegurnormale普通の정상적인, 통상의normalus, įprastasnormāls, parastsbiasanormaalnormal(-)normalnynormalnor­mal, obişnuitобыкновенный; обычныйnormálnynavadennormalannormal, vanligปกติnormal正常的нормальний, звичайнийحسب معمول، عامbình thường正常的

n norˈmality [-ˈmӕ-]

normaliteitوَضْع طَبيعي أو إعْتِياديнормалностnormálnostnormalitetdie Normalitätομαλότητα, φυσιολογική κατάστασηnormalidadnormaalsusحالت عادىtavanomaisuusnormalitéנוֹרמָלִיוּתसामान्य स्थितिnormalnost, redovitostszabályosságkenormalaneðlilegt ástandnormalità正常정상normali būklė, padėtisnorma, normāls stāvokliskeadaan yang biasanormaliteitdet normale, normaltilstandnormalnośćnormalidadenormalitateнормальность;обычное состояниеnormálnosťnormalnostnormalnostnormaltillståndความปกติnormallik正常нормальність; звичайний станعام حالتtrạng thái bình thường正常

adv normally

1 in a usual, ordinary way He was behaving quite normally yesterday.gewoneبِصورةٍ عادِيَّهнормалноnormálněnormaltnormalφυσιολογικάnormalmentenormaalseltمعمولا؛ بطور عادىnormaalistinormalementבְּאוֹפֶן נוֹרמָאלִיसामान्यत:normalno,običnorendes körülmények közöttsecara biasavenjuleganormalmente普通に통상적으로, 규칙대로normaliainormāli; parastisecara normalnormaalnormaltnormalnienormalmentenor­malнормально; как обычноnormálnenormalnouobičajenonormaltโดยปกติnormal olarak正常地нормальноطبعي طور پرthông thường正常地

2 usually; most often I normally go home at 4 o'clock.gewoonlikعادَةً، غالباобикновеноobvyklenormaltgewöhnlichσυνήθως, κανονικάnormalmentetavaliseltاکثر اوقاتtavallisestinormalementבְּדֶרֶך כְּלָלलम्ब रूम में, नियमित या सामान्य ढ़ग सेobičnorendszerintbiasanyavanaleganormalmente普通は보통, 대개dažniausiai, paprastaiparastibiasanyagewoonlijknormalt, vanligvis, som regelzazwyczajnormalmentede obiceiобычноobyčajnenavadnoobičnoi vanliga fall, vanligtvisโดยปกติgenellikle一般зазвичайعموماًnhư thường lệ一般