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Meaning of normal in English normaladjective uk /ˈnɔː.məl/ us /ˈnɔːr.məl/ Add to word list Add to word list A2 ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected: a normal working day Lively behaviour is normal for a four-year-old child. It's normal for couples to argue now and then. They were selling the goods at half the normal cost. The temperature was above/below normal for the time of year. Things are back to normal now that we've paid off all our debts. normal
  • normalTemperatures are well above normal today.
  • usualI went to bed at my usual time.
  • ordinaryThe magazine has stories about ordinary people rather than celebrities.
  • standardIt's standard practice for surgeons to wear gloves.
  • naturalIt's completely natural to feel anxious on your first day at a new school.
  • typicalHe was a typical teenager - arguing with his parents and staying out late.
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  • It's normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job.
  • He was able to lead a normal life, despite the illness.
  • The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal.
  • The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison.
  • Today's temperatures will be normal for the time of year.
Habitual and customary
  • accustomed
  • all in a day's work idiom
  • as a (general) rule idiom
  • as a matter of course idiom
  • as per usual/normal idiom
  • hardened
  • in character
  • in the time-honored fashion
  • in the time-honoured fashion
  • inveterate
  • mainstream
  • mechanical
  • normally
  • often
  • ordinarily
  • per
  • prevail
  • regulation
  • surprise, surprise idiom
  • territory
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normal | American Dictionary

normaladjective us /ˈnɔr·məl/

normal adjective (NOT UNUSUAL)

Add to word list Add to word list ordinary or usual; as would be expected: He seemed perfectly normal to me. The temperature is above/below normal today.

normalization

noun [ U ] us/ˌnɔr·mə·ləˈzeɪ·ʃən, -lɑɪ-/ normalnoun [ C ] us/ˈnɔr·məl/

normal noun [C] (LINE)

physics a line that is perpendicular (= at an angle of 90 degrees) to a surface (Definition of normal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

normal | Business English

normaladjective uk /ˈnɔːməl/ us Add to word list Add to word list usual, and what you would expect: They were selling the good at half the normal price. In normal circumstances, you should be able to decide this sort of thing without consulting your manager. It is normal practice to refer such questions to the Board. The day after the incident, everyone was back at work as normal. (Definition of normal from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of normal

normal This comment about ' returning to normal ageing ' is very interesting. From the Cambridge English Corpus After haemofiltration, which probably eliminated the excessive amount of triiodothyronine, cardiovascular as well as renal functions returned to normal. From the Cambridge English Corpus The dancers returned because they could use it as a tool to formulate body actions which were outside their normal performance routines. From the Cambridge English Corpus Therefore, by repeated application of the rules the input types are reduced to a normal form. From the Cambridge English Corpus We find s by reducing t to normal form. From the Cambridge English Corpus This was because of our discovery that in normal development, identical behaviour at two different ages could be sustained by very different underlying representations. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the model, word final stops and fricatives were given weaker representations in the normal case to reflect their lower salience. From the Cambridge English Corpus This case admits a specially simple normal form in which the low degree terms of the normal form can be replaced by coordinate functions. From the Cambridge English Corpus In five out of six fish, sensitivity recovered to normal. From the Cambridge English Corpus The author suggested that this animal might have recovered normal eye alignment. From the Cambridge English Corpus More recently the roles of specific genes in normal cardiogenesis been defined. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the normal study condition, participants were told to concentrate and remember as many words as possible. From the Cambridge English Corpus She is supposed to represent herself (and write representations of) normal ways of behaving and thinking. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of normal?

Translations of normal

in Chinese (Traditional) 普通的, 平常的, 通常的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 普通的, 平常的, 通常的… See more in Spanish normal, normal [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese normal… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian नित्याचा, नित्य नियमित… See more 普通の, 普通（ふつう）の… See more beklenen, her zamanki gibi, normal… See more normal/-ale, habituel/-elle, courant/-ante… See more normal… See more normaal… See more சாதாரண அல்லது வழக்கமான, எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுவது போலவே… See more सामान्य… See more સામાન્ય, સાધારણ… See more normal… See more normal, vanlig… See more biasa… See more gewöhnlich… See more normal, vanlig, normal(-)… See more معمول کا, عام… See more нормальний, звичайний… See more సాధారణము… See more সাধারণ বা স্বাভাবিক, প্রত্যাশিত হিসাবে একই… See more normální… See more normal… See more ปกติ… See more bình thường… See more normalny… See more 평범한… See more normale… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of normal

  • normal time
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  • normal fault
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  • normal distribution
  • as per usual/normal idiom
  • lead a busy, normal, quiet, etc. life phrase
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      • normal (NOT UNUSUAL)
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      • normalization
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      • normal (LINE)
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