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 Definitions of normal  [ˈnɔr məl]  

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Definition of 'normal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) normal
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; regular; natural.

2.  normal
serving to fix a standard.

3.  normal
of natural occurrence.

4.  normal
approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.

5.  normal
free from any mental disorder; sane.

6.  normal
free from disease or malformation.

7.  normal
being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular.

8.  normal
of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal.

9.  normal
(of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution.

10.  normal
pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms.

11. (n.) normal
the normal form or state; the average or mean.

12.  normal
the standard or common type.

13.  normal
a perpendicular line or plane, esp. one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact.

14.  normal
the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < L normālis, from norma)

Definition of 'normal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
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"

2. (adj) 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"

3. (adj) normal
in accordance with scientific laws

4. (adj) 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"

5. (adj) normal
forming a right angle


Definition of 'normal' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) normal
usual or ordinary
I'm just a normal guy.; It's normal for a young child to sleep around 12 hours a night.; These are more efficient than normal light bulbs.; Flight prices seem lower than normal at the moment.


Definition of 'normal' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) normal
according to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical

2. (adj) normal
according to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal

3. (adj) normal
standard; original; exact; typical

4. (adj) normal
denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight

5. (adj) normal
denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)6, and N(OH)5

6. (adj) normal
denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-

7. (adj) normal
any perpendicular

8. (adj) normal
a straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point


Translation of 'normal' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances
How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gewone, normale Arabic flag Arabic: عادي، طَبيعي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: нормален
Brazilian flag Brazilian: normal Czech flag Czech: normální German flag German: gewöhnlich
Danish flag Danish: normal Greek flag Greek: κανονικός, φυσιολογικός Spanish flag Spanish: normal
Estonian flag Estonian: normaalne Farsi flag Farsi: معمولی Finnish flag Finnish: normaali
French flag French: normal Hebrew flag Hebrew: רָגִיל Hindi flag Hindi: सामान्य, प्रकृत
Croatian flag Croatian: normalan, uobičajen Hungarian flag Hungarian: normális, rendes Indonesian flag Indonesian: normal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: normal; eðlilegur, venjul Italian flag Italian: normale Japanese flag Japanese: 普通の
Korean flag Korean: 보통의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: normalus,įprastas Latvian flag Latvian: normāls, parasts
Malay flag Malay: biasa Dutch flag Dutch: normaal Norwegian flag Norwegian: normal(-)
Polish flag Polish: normalny Persian flag Persian: معمولی Pashto flag Pashto: عادى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: normal Romanian flag Romanian: nor­mal, obişnuit Russian flag Russian: обыкновенный; обычный
Slovak flag Slovak: normálny Slovenian flag Slovenian: navaden Serbian flag Serbian: normalan
Swedish flag Swedish: normal, vanlig Thai flag Thai: ปกติ Turkish flag Turkish: normal
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 平常的,正常的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: нормальний, звичайний Urdu flag Urdu: حسب معمول، عام
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bình thường Chinese flag Chinese: 平常的,正常的

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