Normal Definition

nôrməl

normals

adjective

Conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development, etc.; natural; usual; standard; regular.

Webster's New World

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

American Heritage Medicine

Occurring naturally.

Normal immunity.

Webster's New World

Designating or of a salt formed by replacing all the replaceable hydrogen of an acid with a metal or metals.

Webster's New World

Designating or of a solution which contains an amount of the dissolved substance chemically equivalent to one gram atom of hydrogen per liter of solution.

Webster's New World

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noun

normals

Anything normal.

Webster's New World

The usual state, amount, degree, etc.; esp., the median or average.

Webster's New World

A perpendicular; esp., a perpendicular to a line tangent to a curve, at its point of tangency.

Webster's New World

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

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normal

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normals

Origin of Normal

Middle English from Late Latin normālis from Latin made according to the square from norma carpenter's square gnō- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin normālis.

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