[ˈnɔːml], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
(e.g: it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food)

- (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles
(e.g: a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it)

- (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood
(e.g: dilute the stock solution with sterile water or normal saline)

- denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane


Phrases:
- the new normal

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century

[ˈnɔːml], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the usual, typical, or expected state or condition
(e.g: her temperature was above normal)

- a line at right angles to a given line or surface
(e.g: the view is along the normal to the surface)


Phrases:
- the new normal

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century