convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
principal axis optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
normal distribution Gaussian distribution | a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance |
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
main diagonal principal diagonal | the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry |
normal school teachers college | a two-year school for training elementary teachers |
normal fault gravity fault common fault | an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall |
primordial dwarf hypoplastic dwarf true dwarf normal dwarf | an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect, body parts and mental and sexual development are normal |
principal dealer | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange, buys and sells for his own account |
principal school principal head teacher head | the educator who has executive authority for a school, she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
principal | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement |
principal investigator PI | the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project |
star principal lead | an actor who plays a principal role |
principal corpus principal sum | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it |
principal | the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated |
normal tension glaucoma | glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal |
chief(a) main(a) primary(a) principal(a) master(a) | most important element, the chief aim of living, the main doors were of solid glass, the principal rivers of America, the principal example, policemen were primary targets, the master bedroom, a master switch |
normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm, not abnormal, serve wine at normal room temperature, normal diplomatic relations, normal working hours, normal word order, normal curiosity, the normal course of events |
normal | being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development, a perfectly normal child, of normal intelligence, the most normal person I've ever met |
normal | in accordance with scientific laws |
normal | forming a right angle |