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ˈnɔːm(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
    E.g. it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food
  • (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
    E.g. a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it
  • (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood.
    E.g. dilute the stock solution with sterile water or normal saline
  • 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
  • the usual, typical, or expected state or condition.
    E.g. her temperature was above normal
  • a line at right angles to a given line or surface.
    E.g. the view is along the normal to the surface

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