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normal

Syllabification: (nor·mal)
Pronunciation: /ˈnôrməl/

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Definition of normal

adjective

  • 1conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected:it’s quite normal for puppies to bolt their food normal working hours
  • (of a person) free from physical or mental disorders.
  • 2 technical (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
  • 3 Medicine (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood.
  • Chemistry, dated (of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per liter.
  • 4 Geology 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

  • 1the usual, average, or typical state or condition:her temperature was above normal the service will be back to normal next week
  • informal a person who is conventional or healthy .
  • 2 technical a line at right angles to a given line or surface.

Phrases

the new normal

a previously unfamiliar or atypical situation that has become standard, usual, or expected:32% of Americans say spending less is the new normal, according to a recent poll

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'right-angled'): from Latin normalis, from norma 'carpenter's square' (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century

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