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Meaning of normal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ˈnɔː.məl

Definitions

  1. According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern
  2. standard, normal
  3. A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.
    countable
  4. A person who is healthy, normal, as opposed to one who is morbid.
    countable
  5. A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.
  6. Adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context: In whose representation in a given base b ≥ 2, for every positive integer n, the b possible strings of n digits follow a uniform distribution
  7. A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
    countable, slang
  8. Commonly encountered:average, common, commonplace, general, ordinary, typical, usual.
  9. In whose representation in a given base b ≥ 2, for every positive integer n, the b possible strings of n digits follow a uniform distribution
  10. The usual state.
    countable, uncountable
  11. usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances. How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal. gewone, normale عادي، طَبيعي нормален normal normální gewöhnlich normal κανονικός, φυσιολογικόςnormal normaalne معمولی normaali normalרגיל सामान्य, प्रकृत normalan, uobičajen normális, rendes normal normal; eðlilegur, venjulegur normale 普通の 보통의 normalus, įprastas normāls, parasts biasa normaalnormalnormalny عادى normal nor­mal, obişnuit обыкновенны...
  12. With cosets which form a group
  13. normaliteit وَضْع طَبيعي أو إعْتِيادي нормалност normalidade normálnost die Normalität normalitet ομαλότητα, φυσιολογική κατάσταση normalidad normaalsus حالت عادى normaalius normalité נוֹרמָלִיוּת सामान्य स्थिति normalnost, redovitost szabályosság kenormalan eðlilegt ástand normalità 正常 정상임 normali būklė, padėtis norma, normāls stāvoklis keadaan yang biasa normaliteit det normale, normaltilstandnormalność عادى normalidade normalitate нормальность; обычное состояние normálnosť normalnost norma...
  14. Which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K
  15. normal, natural, regular.
  16. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.
  17. Biology Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
    Biology
  18. Chemistry a. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.
    Chemistry
  19. Mathematics a. Being at right angles; perpendicular.
    Mathematics
  20. Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.

Equivalents

العربية الوضع الطبيعي
Català normal
Deutsch Normale
Ελληνικά κάθετος
Español normal normales
Suomi normaali
Français normal normal normale
Gaeilge normal
Magyar merőleges
日本語 法線
한국어 법선
Kurdî normal
Nederlands loodlijn normaal
Polski normik
Português normal normal
Русский норма́ль
Svenska normal

Examples

“Subjects were grouped as Group 1 and Group 2 according to VAI, and normals, overweights and obeses according to BMI.”
“I was quite ill for a while, but latterly seem to have returned to normal.”
“His workload is now back to normal.”
“Heavy workload is the new normal.”
“Still, there was a hitch somewhere in the gathering that threw it out of normal.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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