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Nor·mal(nôrml)
A town of central Illinois north-northeast of Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University (founded 1857). Population: 50,700.

nor·mal(nôrml)
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. Abbr. n or N Chemistry
a. Designating a solution having one gram equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.
b. Designating an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight and 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.
5.
a. Relating to or characterized by average intelligence or development.
b. Free from mental illness; sane.
n.
1. Something normal; the standard: scored close to the normal.
2. The usual or expected state, form, amount, or degree.
3.
a. Correspondence to a norm.
b. An average.
4. 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 normlis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

normal·ly adv.

normally [ˈnɔːməlɪ]
adv
1. as a rule; usually; ordinarily
2. in a normal manner
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.normally - under normal conditions; "usually she was late"

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
Translations
normally [ˈnɔːməlɪ] ADVnormalmente
he normally arrives at seven o'clocknormalmente llega a las siete, suele llegar a las siete
the trains are running normallylos trenes están funcionando con normalidad

normally [ˈnɔːrməli] 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

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

normally [ˈnɔːməlɪ] advnormalmente
normally [ˈnɔːməlɪ] advnormalmente

normally بصورة طبيعية 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


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