normal

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈnɔːməl/
/ˈnɔɹməl/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

2 Definition

A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

3 Definition

The usual state.

Example Sentences
  • Heavy workload is the new normal.
Adjective
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.

Example Sentences
  • Organize the data into third normal form.
2 Definition

Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.

Example Sentences
  • John is feeling normal again.
3 Definition

(of a school) teaching teachers how to teach (to certain norms)

Example Sentences
  • My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.
4 Definition

Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.

5 Definition

Describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon.

6 Definition

(of a mode in an oscillating system) In which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency (see normal mode).

7 Definition

(of points) In the default position, set for the most frequently used route.

8 Definition

Perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface.

Example Sentences
  • The interior normal vector of an ideal perfect sphere will always point toward the center, and the exterior normal vector directly away, and both will always be co-linear with the ray whose' tip ends at the point of intersection, which is the intersection of all three sets of points.