ab|nor|mal|i|ty

ab|nor|mal|i|ty
ab|nor|mal|i|ty «AB nr MAL uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. an abnormal form, feature, or happening: »

He described abnormalities of cattle and hens which, he said, had been brought about by excessive development of the milk and egg producing organs (London Times).

2. an abnormal condition.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • nor´mal|iz´er — nor|mal|ize «NR muh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make normal: »to normalize relations between two countries. –nor´mal|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|ize — «NR muh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make normal: »to normalize relations between two countries. –nor´mal|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor´mal|ness — nor|mal «NR muhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the usual standard or type; regular; usual: »The normal temperature of the human body is 98.6 degrees. A normal day s work is eight hours. SYNONYM(S): natural, typical. 2. Psychology. a) mentally… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal — «NR muhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the usual standard or type; regular; usual: »The normal temperature of the human body is 98.6 degrees. A normal day s work is eight hours. SYNONYM(S): natural, typical. 2. Psychology. a) mentally healthy;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|i|ty — «nr MAL uh tee», noun. 1. normal condition; normalcy. 2. the normal concentration of a solution. It is expressed as the number of equivalents of a gram of hydrogen ions in a liter of solution …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|cy — «NR muhl see», noun. the quality of being normal; normal condition; normality: »back to normalcy. We must…strive for normalcy (Warren G. Harding) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|ise — «NR muh lyz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. normalize …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|i|za|tion — «NR muh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of making normal …   Useful english dictionary

  • nor|mal|ly — «NR muh lee», adverb. in the normal way; regularly; if things are normal: »to speak normally. SYNONYM(S): generally, ordinarily …   Useful english dictionary

  • ab|nor|mal — «ab NR muhl», adjective. 1. not as it should be; very different from the ordinary conditions, the standard, or a type; unusual: »an abnormal amount of rain. It is abnormal for a man to be eight feet tall. SYNONYM(S): exceptional, aberrant. See… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”