HyperDic: normal

English > 5 senses of the word *normal*:
ADJECTIVE	all	normal	conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm
	all	normal	in accordance with scientific laws
	all	normal	being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
	all	normal	forming a right angle
NOUN	cognition	normal, convention, pattern, rule, formula	something regarded as a normative example

normal > pronunciation
Sounds	nao'rmahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *normal*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.
Examples	"serve wine at normal room temperature" "normal diplomatic relations" "normal working hours" "normal word order" "normal curiosity" "the normal course of events"
Attribute of	normality, normalcy	Within certain limits that define the range of normal / normal functioning
Narrower	average, mean	Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
	median, average	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)
	modal, average	relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
	natural	Functioning or occurring in a normal way
	regular	not deviating from what is normal
	typical	conforming to a type
See also	sane	mentally healthy
See also	standard	conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value
Opposite	abnormal, unnatural	not normal
Spanish	común, corriente, normal
Catalan	normal
Nouns	normality	conformity with the norm

English > *normal*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	In accordance with scientific laws.
Opposite	paranormal	not in accordance with scientific laws
Spanish	normal

English > *normal*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development.
Examples	"a perfectly normal child" "of normal intelligence" "the most normal person I've ever met"
Category	psychology, psychological science	The science of mental life
Opposite	abnormal	departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
Spanish	normal
Catalan	normal
Nouns	normality	being within certain limits that define the range of normal / normal functioning

English > *normal*: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	forming a right angle.
Category	geometry	The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
Broader	perpendicular	intersecting at or forming right angles
Spanish	normal, perpendicular
Catalan	normal, perpendicular

English > *normal*: 5 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	Something regarded as a normative example.
Synonyms	convention, pattern, rule, formula
Narrower	code of conduct, code of behavior	A set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
	mores	(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
	universal	A behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
Broader	practice	knowledge of how something is usually done
Spanish	convención, fórmula, modelo, normal, norma, patrón, pauta, regla
Catalan	convenció, fórmula, normal, norma, pauta, regla

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