normal

nor-mal · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.

  2. 2.

    Free from physical or mental disorders; healthy.

  3. 3.

    (Mathematics) Perpendicular to a given line or surface.

Related words

Antonyms: abnormal, atypical, extraordinary, unusual
See also: ordinary, standard, typical, usual
Synonyms: ordinary, regular, standard, typical, usual

Etymology

From Latin normalis meaning "made according to a carpenter's square," derived from norma meaning "carpenter's square, rule, pattern." The sense shifted from "conforming to a pattern" to "conforming to what is standard or usual" by the early 19th century.