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Word: Normal
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century
ˈnɔːml
conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
Short Definition:usual or typical
Examples:- it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food
- normal working hours
(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles
Short Definition:intersecting line or surface at right angles
Examples:- a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it
(of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood
Short Definition:containing same salt concentration as blood
Examples:- 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.
Short Definition:denoting kind of fault
Word: Normal
Speech Type: Noun
ˈnɔːml
the usual, typical, or expected state or condition
Short Definition:usual or typical state
Examples:- her temperature was above normal
- the service will be back to normal next week
a line at right angles to a given line or surface
Short Definition:line at right angles to other line or surface
Examples:- the view is along the normal to the surface
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