normal

normal
normal (adj.) c.1500, "typical, common;" 1640s, "standing at a right angle," from L.L. normalis "in conformity with rule, normal," from L. normalis "made according to a carpenter's square," from norma "rule, pattern," lit. "carpenter's square" (see NORM (Cf. norm)). Meaning "conforming to common standards, usual" is from 1828, but probably older than the record [Barnhart].
As a noun meaning "usual state or condition," from 1890. Sense of "normal person or thing" is from 1894. Normal school (1834) is from Fr. école normale (1794), a republican foundation. The city of Normal, Illinois, U.S., was named 1857 for the normal school established there.

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  • normal — normal, ale, aux [ nɔrmal, o ] adj. et n. f. • 1753; verbe normal h. XVe; lat. normalis, de norma « équerre » 1 ♦ Math. Droite normale, ou n. f. la normale à une courbe, à une surface en un point : droite perpendiculaire à la tangente, au plan… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • normal — (Del lat. normālis). 1. adj. Dicho de una cosa: Que se halla en su estado natural. 2. Que sirve de norma o regla. 3. Dicho de una cosa: Que, por su naturaleza, forma o magnitud, se ajusta a ciertas normas fijadas de antemano. 4. Geom. Dicho de… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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