normal (ˈnɔːməll
)
Definitions
adjective
- usual; regular; common; typical ⇒
the normal way of doing it
the normal level
- constituting a standard ⇒
if we take this as normal
- psychology
- being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc
- conforming to the conventions of one's group
- biology medicine (of laboratory animals) maintained in a natural state for purposes of comparison with animals treated with drugs, etc
- chemistry (of a solution) containing a number of grams equal to the equivalent weight of the solute in each litre of solvent
N - chemistry denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: a normal alkane . Prefix: denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: . Prefix: n-, e.g. denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: . Prefix: e.g. n-octane
- geometry another word for perpendicular (sense 1)
noun
- the usual, average, or typical state, degree, form, etc
- anything that is normal
- 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
Alternative Forms
normality (nɔːˈmælɪtɪ) ˈnormalcy noun Word Origin
C16: from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from normanormSynonyms
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usual,
common,
standard,
average,
natural,
regular,
ordinary,
acknowledged,
typical,
conventional,
routine,
accustomed,
habitual,
run-of-the-mill,
=
sane,
reasonable,
rational,
lucid,
well-adjusted,
compos mentis,
in your right mind mentally sound in possession of all your faculties
Translations
- British English:
normal
Something that is normal is usual and ordinary, and in accordance with what people expect.Her height and weight are normal for her age.ˈnɔːml ADJECTIVE Her height and weight are normal for her age.
- Spanish:
normal
adj
- French:
normal
adj
- German:
normal
adj
- Chinese: 正常的 adj
- Arabic: عَادِيّ adj
- Portuguese: normal adj
- Russian: нормальный adj нормальная
- Croatian: normalan adj normalna
- Czech: normální adj
- Danish: normal adj
- Dutch: normaal adj
- Finnish: normaali adj
- Greek: ομαλός adj ομαλή
- Italian: normale adj
- Japanese: 普通の no_posp
- Korean: 정상의 adj
- Norwegian: normal adj
- Polish: normalny adj normalna
- Brazilian Portuguese: normal adj
- European Spanish:
normal
adj
- Swedish: normal adj normalt
- Thai: ปรกติ adj
- Turkish: normal adj
- Vietnamese: bình thường adj
Usage examples
She was older than he would have liked, thirty-five perhaps --- or maybe the life she led had aged her faster than normal.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)You may also want to get a blood test to check that your blood composition is normal.
Cycling Weekly (2005)Bolger said: "There was no way Risk Of Thunder would have run if the race was run over the normal course.
Irish Times (2002)And they have better than normal saloon car traction, as well as a generous ground clearance.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She was dressed, oddly enough, as simply a very lumpy version of her normal self.
, NANCY WAKE (2002)