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conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. serving to establish a standard. Psychology. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. free from any mental disorder; sane.
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nor·mal
adjective
1.
conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
"it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"
Similar:
usual
standard
typical
stock
common
ordinary
customary
conventional
habitual
accustomed
expected
wonted
everyday
regular
routine
day-to-day
daily
established
settled
set
fixed
traditional
quotidian
prevailing
average
run-of-the-mill
middle-of-the-road
mainstream
unremarkable
unexceptional
plain
simple
homely
homespun
workaday
garden-variety
bog-standard
vanilla
plain vanilla
a dime a dozen
common or garden
ornery
Opposite:
unusual
abnormal
2.
TECHNICAL
(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
"a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it"
noun
1.
the usual, average, or typical state or condition.
"her temperature was above normal"
2.
TECHNICAL
a line at right angles to a given line or surface.
"the view is along the normal to the surface"
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