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nor·mal

(nôr′məl)

adj.

1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.

2. Biology Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.

3. Chemistry

a. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.

b. Abbr. n Designating an aliphatic hydrocarbon having an acyclic unbranched chain of carbon atoms.

4. Mathematics

a. Being at right angles; perpendicular.

b. Perpendicular to the direction of a tangent line to a curve or a tangent plane to a surface.

a. Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.

b. Free from mental illness; sane.

1. The usual, expected, or standard state, form, amount, or degree: Temperatures have been above normal for this time of year.

2. Mathematics A perpendicular, especially a perpendicular to a line tangent to a plane curve or to a plane tangent to a space curve.

[Middle English, from Late Latin normālis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

nor′mal·ly adv.

Nor·mal

(nôr′məl)

A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.

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normally

(ˈnɔːməlɪ)

adv

1. as a rule; usually; ordinarily

2. in a normal manner

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Adv.

normally - under normal conditions; "usually she was late"

commonly, ordinarily, unremarkably, usually

normally

adverb

1. usually, generally, commonly, regularly, typically, ordinarily, as a rule, habitually Normally, the transportation system in Paris carries 950,000 passengers a day.

2. as usual, naturally, properly, conventionally, in the usual way the failure of the blood to clot normally

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normally

adverb

In an expected or customary manner; for the most part:

commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, habitually, naturally, often, regularly, routinely, typically, usually.

Idioms: as usual, per usual.

Translations

بِصورةٍ عادِيَّهعَادَةًعادَةً، غالبا

normálněobvykle

normalt

gewöhnlich normal normalerweise

κανονικά φυσιολογικά

normalmente

tavallisesti

normalement ordinairementd’habitude

normalno

rendes körülmények között

vanalegavenjulega

normalmente

普通に

정상적으로

normálne

navadnonormalno

i vanliga fall

โดยปรกติ

genelliklenormal olaraknormalde

như thường lệ

一般正常地通常地

normally

[ˈnɔːməlɪ] ADV → normalmente
he normally arrives at seven o'clock → normalmente llega a las siete, suele llegar a las siete
the trains are running normally → los trenes están funcionando con normalidad

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normally

[ˈnɔː^rməli] adv

(= usually, as a rule) → normalement, d'habitude
I normally arrive at nine o'clock → Normalement j'arrive à neuf heures., D'habitude j'arrive à neuf heures.

(= in a normal manner) → normalement
She's eating normally → Elle mange normalement.
to be working normally [machine etc] → fonctionner normalement
In spite of the strike, the airports are working normally → Malgré la grève, les aéroports fonctionnent normalement.normal time n (SPORT) (= regulation time) → temps m réglementaire
at the end of normal time → à l'issue du temps réglementaire

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normally

adv (= usually) → normalerweise, gewöhnlich; (= in normal way) → normal

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normally

[ˈnɔːməlɪ] adv → normalmente

normal

(ˈnoːməl) adjective

usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances. How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.

norˈmality (-ˈmӕ-) noun

normally adverb

1. in a usual, ordinary way. He was behaving quite normally yesterday.

2. usually; most often. I normally go home at 4 o'clock.

normally

→ عَادَةً normálně normalt normalerweise κανονικά normalmente tavallisesti normalement normalno normalmente 普通に 정상적으로 normaal vanligvis normalnie normalmente нормально i vanliga fall โดยปรกติ normalde như thường lệ 通常地

normally

adv normalmente

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On the other hand, the overwhelming proportion of young men are so normally non-alcoholic, that, never having had access to alcohol, they will never miss it.

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Normally a kind-hearted girl, she was not in the least sorry for him.

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Rebecca was in the normally unconscious state that belonged to her years; boys were good comrades, but no more; she liked reciting in the same class with them, everything seemed to move better; but from vulgar and precocious flirtations she was protected by her ideals.

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When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl's hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally. I thanked God for that.

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They knew, as the man at the desk never knows, what it is to be normally hungry all the time, so that they could eat any time.

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She felt very down-hearted; her hair was of that order which, glossy and smooth normally, is dry and harsh and lustreless for several days after being shampooed.

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It was a reddish incandescence which increased by degrees, a decided proof that the projectile was shifting toward it and not falling normally on the surface of the moon.

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So again there are normally four developed and two rudimentary teats in the udders of the genus Bos, but in our domestic cows the two sometimes become developed and give milk.

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The belief that a motive is normally conscious makes it easier to be mistaken as to our own motives than as to other people's.

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Whereas, in this historic narrative, everything else will be normally explained, however abnormal the course of events may seem, I can not give the reader expressly to understand what the Persian meant by the words, "It is some one much worse than that!" The reader must try to guess for himself, for I promised M.

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There are barely as many telephones in the whole of France as ought normally to be in the city of Paris.

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Perhaps a fifth part of her mind was thus occupied, and the remaining parts leapt over the little barrier of day which interposed between Monday morning and this rather subdued moment, and played with the things one does voluntarily and normally in the daylight.