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| nor·mal [ náwrm'l ] |
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1. usual: conforming to the usual standard, type, or custom
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2. healthy: physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy
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3. occurring naturally: maintained or occurring in a natural state
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4. chemistry unbranched: describes aliphatic hydrocarbons with unbranched chains of carbon atoms
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5. chemistry containing one gram per liter: describes a chemical solution containing an equivalent weight of solute in grams per liter of solution
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6. mathematics
Same as perpendicularadj (sense 1)
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noun (plural nor·mals) |
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1. usual standard: the usual standard, type, or custom
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2. mathematics perpendicular line or plane: a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin normalis "made according to the square" < norma "carpenter's square"] |
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  nor·mal·ly adverb |
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