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- Dictionarynormal/ˈnɔːml/
adjective
- 1. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected: "it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles: technical "a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it"
noun
- 1. the usual, typical, or expected state or condition: "her temperature was above normal"
- 2. a line at right angles to a given line or surface: technical "the view is along the normal to the surface"
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Dec 16, 2014 · Aside from a smattering of instances where "the new normal school" is truncated to "the new normal," the earliest instance in a Google Books search over the years 1800–1923, of "the new normal," where normal is used a noun, is from December 1917. But then a rash of such instances appear in five-year period from 1918–1922, including the one that FumbleFingers points out in a comment above.
Jun 25, 2019 · 2. At the very end of the live-stream for the nominal SpaceX STP-2 mission, the presenter places what appears to be a baseball cap onto the table. It reads "NORMINAL" (sic). My first thought was how embarrassing, they mixed up the spelling of "normal" and "nominal", but as English is clearly harder than rocket science, I'm turning to the ...
Jun 7, 2016 · The surprise is perhaps reduced when it is noticed that the adj. normal itself, though recorded in the 17C. in the sense of 'rectangular', did not acquire its modern everyday meaning until about 1840. So what we are dealing with here is a group of modern words that has hardly had time for the customary processes of assimilation or rejection to ...
The answer I point to say that it is not normal, but it is common. This is an interesting differentiation of the two terms. The situation is common in the meaning that similar cases occur many places, and many are in a similar situation. But it is not normal, as this is not how it should be.
Dec 17, 2010 · 3. The phrase "the new normal" indicates a state of affairs, a condition of life, or a set of circumstances that (the speaker argues) were once unusual or remarkable, but now should be considered a baseline state, a conventional and unremarkable condition.
Sep 26, 2010 · The adverb "quite" has the following meanings according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: 1: wholly, completely ("not quite finished") 2: to an extreme : positively "quite sure" —often used as an intensifier with a "quite a swell guy" "quite a beauty". 3: to a considerable extent : rather ("quite near")
Jun 15, 2011 · The verb is first recorded late 14c., with sense "to immerse;" meaning "take soundings with a plumb" is first recorded 1560s; figurative sense of "to get to the bottom of" is from 1590s. Plumb-bob is from 1835. Adj. sense of "perpendicular, vertical" is from mid-15c.; the notion of "exact measurement" led to extended sense of "completely ...
Oct 23, 2011 · Normal has societal connotations and can vary according to perception, experience, culture, politics and period of history, whilst average usually refers to the results of statistical measurements related to groups of people. It depends very much on the context. Normal can have a variety of meanings, as can average.
May 18, 2015 · The closest word that I found that conveyed a similar meaning was ort. It means a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. But still this doesn't convey the same meaning as clearly as the Hindi word. Please suggest a word or a phase with which I can convey similar meaning as the Hindi word "jootha".
Oct 6, 2015 · 1. My take on it is that "He/she lead a good life" would mean that the person conducted himself (herself) in an honorable way during his/her lifetime. Whereas, to say "He/she lived a good life" would mean that the person enjoyed their life in which they were happy (happy, healthy, successful, etc.). So "lead a good life" implies some moral ...
