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Nor·mal

(nôr′məl)

A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.

nor·mal

(nôr′məl)

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. Chemistry

a. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.

b. Abbr. n Designating an aliphatic hydrocarbon having an acyclic 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.

a. Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.

b. Free from mental illness; sane.

1. The usual, expected, or standard state, form, amount, or degree: Temperatures have been above normal for this time of year.

2. 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 normālis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

nor′mal·ly adv.

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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. (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 perpendicular¹

8. the usual, average, or typical state, degree, form, etc

9. anything that is normal

10. (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

[C16: from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from norma norm]

normality, ˈnormalcy n

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nor•mal

(ˈnɔr məl)

adj.

1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; regular; natural.

2. serving to fix a standard.

3. of natural occurrence.

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

5. free from any mental disorder; sane.

6. free from disease or malformation.

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

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

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

b. 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.

9. the normal form or state; the average or mean.

10. the standard or common type.

11.

a. 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.

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

[1520–30; < Latin normālis, from norma]

nor•mal′i•ty, n.

nor′mal•ly, adv.

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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"

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.

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normal

adjective

Commonly encountered:

average, common, commonplace, general, ordinary, typical, usual.

Translations

عادي، طَبيعيعَادِيّ

normální

normalraskalmindelig

normal gewöhnlich natürlich

κάθετος κανονικός ομαλός φυσιολογικός

normal sano bien

hariliknormaal

normaalisäännöllinen

normal normale

normalan

jól

normal; eîlilegur, venjulegur

normale

普通の

정상의

normali būklėnormaliai

normāls, parasts

normaalnormalegewonegewoon

normal ordinær vanlig alminnelig

normalny

normal

нормальный обычный человеческий

običajen

normal

ปรกติ

normal

bình thường

正常的平常的

normal

[ˈnɔːməl]

A. ADJ

1. (= usual) → normal
it's perfectly normal to feel that way → es muy normal sentirse así, no hay nada raro en sentirse así
above/below normal → por encima/debajo de lo normal
to carry on as normal → seguir 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 time → me desperté a la hora de siempre
he bought a return ticket instead of the normal single → compró 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

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normal

[ˈnɔː^rm^əl]

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)

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normal

adj

→ normal; (= customary) → üblich; it’s a perfectly or quite a normal thing → das ist völlig normal; it’s perfectly normal for you to feel that way → es ist vollkommen normal, dass Sie so empfinden; it’s normal practice → das ist so üblich; normal temperature/consumption/output → Normaltemperatur f → /-verbrauch m → /-leistung f; normal view (Comput) → Normalansicht f; he is not his normal self today → er ist heute so anders; a higher than normal risk of infection → ein Infektionsrisiko, das über dem Normalen liegt

(Math) → senkrecht

(Chem) normal solution → Normallösung f

n no pl (of temperature) → Normalwert m, → Durchschnitt m; (Math) → Senkrechte f; (to tangent) → Normale f; temperatures below normal → Temperaturen unter dem Durchschnitt; her temperature is below/above normal → sie hat Untertemperatur/erhöhte Temperatur; when things/we are back to or return to normal → wenn sich alles wieder normalisiert hat; just carry on as normal → machen Sie einfach normal weiter; life went on as normal → das Leben ging normal weiter

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normal

[ˈnɔːm/əl]

1. adj → normale
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 normal → tornare alla normalità
above/below normal → al disopra/al disotto della norma

b. (Math) → normale f

normal

(ˈnoːməl) adjective

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

norˈmality (-ˈmӕ-) noun

normally adverb

1. in a usual, ordinary way. He was behaving quite normally yesterday.

2. usually; most often. I normally go home at 4 o'clock.

normal

→ عَادِيّ normální normal normal ομαλός normal normaali normal normalan normale 普通の 정상의 normaal normal normalny normal обычный normal ปรกติ normal bình thường 正常的

nor·mal

a. normal, natural, regular.

How long will it take by regular mail? (US)
How long will it take by normal post? (UK) → Ile to zajmie pocztą zwykłą? → Normal postayla ne kadar sürer? → 普通邮件多久能寄到？

normal

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In short, I am a normal, average man; and I drink in the normal, average way, as drinking goes.

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It was as though it were my most normal condition, and not in the least disease or depravity, so that at last all desire in me to struggle against this depravity passed.

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By unusual, I mean strange (or rare) words, metaphorical, lengthened,--anything, in short, that differs from the normal idiom.

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It was a body of cruelty so horrible that I am confident no normal person exists who, once aware of it, could ever enjoy looking on at any trained-animal turn.

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Was she normal? Was there anything congenital or hereditary?

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* Cannon's work is not unconnected with that of Mosso, who maintains, as the result of much experimental work, that "the seat of the emotions lies in the sympathetic nervous system." An account of the work of both these men will be found in Goddard's "Psychology of the Normal and Sub-normal" (Kegan Paul, 1919), chap.

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have taken over the administration of Crete on normal lines; and tourists must go elsewhere to witness the"debates," "resolutions," and "popular movements" of the old days.

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"The normal's the one thing you practically never get.

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One night in the chapel, after the usual chapel exercises were over, General Armstrong referred to the fact that he had received a letter from some gentlemen in Alabama asking him to recommend some one to take charge of what was to be a normal school for the coloured people in the little town of Tuskegee in that state.

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Her father liked normal people--people who knew too little and people who knew too much were equally a bore.

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In the atmosphere of the Easterly weather, as pellucid as a piece of crystal and refracting like a prism, we could see the appalling numbers of our helpless company, even to those who in more normal conditions would have remained invisible, sails down under the horizon.

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345); he himself walks in the normal manner, relying on his sandals as a disguise.