Nor·mal (nôr m l) 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 norm  lis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gn - in Indo-European roots.]nor mal·ly adv. |
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
normalcy n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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" |
| 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 << 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
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 정상적인, 통상의 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 正常的
n norˈmality [-ˈmӕ-]
normaliteit وَضْع طَبيعي أو إعْتِيادي нормалност normálnost normalitet die Normalität ομαλότητα, φυσιολογική κατάσταση normalidad normaalsus حالت عادى tavanomaisuus normalité נוֹרמָלִיוּת सामान्य स्थिति normalnost, redovitost szabályosság kenormalan eðlilegt ástand normalità 正常 정상 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 正常
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 통상적으로, 규칙대로 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 正常地
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, 대개 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 一般
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