normal

[ nawr-muh l ]

/ ˈnɔr məl /

adjective

conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

serving to establish a standard.

Psychology.

approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
free from any mental disorder; sane.

Biology, Medicine/Medical.

free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation.
of natural occurrence.

Mathematics.

being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular.
of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal.
(of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1.
(of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets.
(of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant.

Chemistry.

(of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution.
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.
of or relating to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na2SO4.

noun

the average or mean: Production may fall below normal.

the standard or type.

Mathematics.

a perpendicular line or plane, especially one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact.
the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis.

Origin of normal

1520–30; < Latin normālis made according to a carpenter's square, equivalent to norm(a) (see norm) + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM normal

nor·mal·i·ty, nor·mal·ness, noun an·ti·nor·mal, adjective an·ti·nor·mal·ness, noun an·ti·nor·mal·i·ty, noun

half-nor·mal, adjective half-nor·mal·ly, adverb hy·per·nor·mal, adjective hy·per·nor·mal·ly, adverb hy·per·nor·mal·ness, noun hy·per·nor·mal·i·ty, noun non·nor·mal, adjective non·nor·mal·ly, adverb non·nor·mal·ness, noun non·nor·mal·i·ty, noun, plural non·nor·mal·i·ties. o·ver·nor·mal, adjective o·ver·nor·mal·ly, adverb o·ver·nor·mal·i·ty, noun qua·si-nor·mal, adjective qua·si-nor·mal·ly, adverb sem·i·nor·mal, adjective sem·i·nor·mal·ly, adverb sem·i·nor·mal·ness, noun sem·i·nor·mal·i·ty, noun trans·nor·mal, adjective trans·nor·mal·ly, adverb un·nor·mal, adjective un·nor·mal·ly, adverb un·nor·mal·ness, noun

Words nearby normal

norland, norleucine, norm, norm., norma, normal, normal antibody, normal antitoxin, normal curve, normal distribution, normal distribution curve

British Dictionary definitions for anti-normal

normal

/ (ˈnɔːməl) /

adjective

usual; regular; common; typical the normal way of doing it; the normal level

constituting a standard if we take this as normal

psychol

being within certain limits of intelligence, educational success or ability, etc
conforming to the conventions of one's group

biology med (of laboratory animals) maintained in a natural state for purposes of comparison with animals treated with drugs, etc

chem (of a solution) containing a number of grams equal to the equivalent weight of the solute in each litre of solvent Symbol: N

chem denoting a straight-chain hydrocarbon: a normal alkane . Prefix: n-, e.g. n- octane

geometry another word for perpendicular (def. 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

Derived forms of normal

normality (nɔːˈmælɪtɪ) or esp US normalcy, noun

Word Origin for normal

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

Medical definitions for anti-normal

normal

[ nôr′məl ]

adj.

Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical.

Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.

Occurring naturally and not because of disease, inoculation, or any experimental treatment. Used of immunity.

Of, relating to, or being a solution having one gram equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.

Of, relating to, or being an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight and unbranched chain of carbon atoms.

Of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development.

n.

The usual or the expected state, form, amount, or degree.

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