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Adjective
/ˈnôrməl/,
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Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected,
  1. Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
    • - it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food
    • - normal working hours
  2. (of a person) Free from physical or mental disorders

  3. (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) Intersecting a given line or surface at right angles

  4. (of a salt solution) Containing the same salt concentration as the blood

  5. (of a solution) Containing one gram-equivalent of solute per liter

  6. Denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane

Noun
  1. The usual, average, or typical state or condition
    • - her temperature was above normal
    • - the service will be back to normal next week
  2. A person who is physically or mentally healthy

  3. A line at right angles to a given line or surface


  1. 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"
  2. convention: 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"
  3. in accordance with scientific laws
  4. 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. forming a right angle
  6. (normality) (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
  7. Normal is a 2003 made-for-television dramatic film, produced by HBO Films, which became an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ...
  8. Normal is a 2007 Canadian drama film about a group of unrelated people who are brought together in the wake of a deadly car accident. The film was directed by Carl Bessai, and stars Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie and Andrew Airlie.
  9. Normal (also known as Angels Gone) is a film adaptation of playwright Anthony Neilson's 1991 work '''', a fictional account of serial killer Peter Kürten's life, told from the point of view of his defense lawyer. ...
  10. In behavior, normal refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is improper, sick, etc.) Abnormality varies greatly in how pleasant or unpleasant this is for other people.
  11. In category theory and its applications to mathematics, a normal monomorphism or conormal epimorphism is a particularly well-behaved type of morphism. A normal category is a category in which every monomorphism is normal. A conormal category is one in which every epimorphism is conormal.
  12. In chemistry, concentration is the measure of how much of a given substance there is mixed with another substance. This can apply to any sort of chemical mixture, but most frequently the concept is limited to homogeneous solutions, where it refers to the amount of solute in the solvent.
  13. A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane; A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles; According to norms or rules; Usual; ordinary; Healthy; not sick or ill; Pertaining to a school to teach ...
  14. (normally) Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time; In the expected or customary manner; To a usual or customary extent or degree; In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution
  15. (Normality) A measure of substance equivalents that are dissolved in a volume of solution. Equivalents are a measure of the actual mass of material divided by the equivalent mass. That equivalent mass is the atomic mass of the compound divided by the valence of the compound. ...
  16. (Normality) is a concept related to molarity, usually applied to acid-base solutions and reactions. For acid-base reactions, the equivalent is the mass of acid or base that can accept or donate exactly one mole of protons (H^+ ions). Normality is also used for redox reactions. ...
  17. (normality) Show an "N" on the DH and place the NDH [bC], PO > DS, FO up, next to the letter with pc. (< uppercase "N" used as an abbreviation for "normality")
  18. ([Normally]) Data or information associated with an identifiable individual person.  This term is explicitly defined in national data protection laws with minor but important differences between countries.
  19. (normally) A term that refers to the position of a set of contacts when the device is de-energized.
  20. The recognized standard value of a meteorological element as it has been averaged in a given location over a fixed number of years. Normals are concerned with the distribution of data within limits of common occurrence. ...
  21. As Standard, but with two-thirds supply of stores and fuel (USN). Also can include all fuels, oils, and water. This is typically an "average" operational displacement.
  22. certified normal hips, required for a dog to pass a breed survey.
  23. A term used to describe when solar x-rays are quiet.
  24. A vector perpendicular to a surface. At the same time, the direction of this vector determines the orientation of the surface. In the case of polygons, this direction is usually determined by the right hand rule.
  25. Volcano is in typical background, noneruptive state or, after a change from a higher level, volcanic activity has ceased and volcano has returned to noneruptive background state.