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NORMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something regarded as a normative example
Example:
his formula for impressing visitors
Synonyms:
convention; formula; normal; pattern; rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("normal" is a kind of...):
practice (knowledge of how something is usually done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "normal"):
mores ((sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group)
code of behavior; code of conduct (a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)
universal (a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
Example:
the normal course of events
Classified under:
Similar:
average; mean (approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value)
average; median (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values))
average; modal (relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution)
natural (functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies)
regular (not deviating from what is normal)
typical (conforming to a type)
Also:
sane (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder)
standard (conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind)
Attribute:
normalcy; normality (being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning)
Antonym:
abnormal (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)
Derivation:
normality (conformity with the norm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
Example:
the most normal person I've ever met
Classified under:
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
abnormal (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development)
Derivation:
normality (being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning)
Sense 3
Meaning:
In accordance with scientific laws
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
paranormal (not in accordance with scientific laws)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Forming a right angle
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
perpendicular (intersecting at or forming right angles)
Domain category:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Context examples:
A finding indicating a faster than normal rate of development.
(Accelerated Growth, NCI Thesaurus)
This causes the bones of the hands, feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal.
(Acromegaly, NCI Dictionary)
While they also occur under normal conditions, the towers appear to form in greater numbers during global storms.
(Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky, NASA)
M.D., Ph.D., and her colleagues showed that panobinostat, which blocks key histone deacetylase enzymes, could restore the DIPG histone function to a more normal state.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
However, the mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organ's function will only be a fraction of normal.
(Scientists Create Functioning Kidney Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A benign condition in which there is a higher-than-normal level of a protein called M protein in the blood.
(MGUS, NCI Dictionary)
She had lost something of the ghastly look that so upset you, and her breathing was normal.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Every organ, so far as the doctor could know, was normal and was working normally.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
People with MCI can take care of themselves and do their normal activities.
(Mild Cognitive Impairment, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
It is also used to treat a higher-than-normal amounts of calcium in the blood or urine.
(Mithracin, NCI Dictionary)
