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<B>nor</B> (1), conjunction.<DL COMPACT><DD> and not; or not; neither; and not either. <I>Nor</I> is used: <DD><B> 1. </B>with a preceding <I>neither</I> or other negative. <BR> <I>Ex. There was neither stream nor spring in that desert. I have not gone there, nor will I ever go. He had neither food nor drink left.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) with a preceding <I>neither</I> or <I>not</I> left out. <BR> <I>Ex. Great brother, thou nor I have made the world (Tennyson).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) instead of <I>neither</I> as correlative to a following <I>nor:</I> <BR> <I>Ex. Nor silver nor gold can buy it. Nor bits nor bridles can his rage restrain (John Dryden). Drake nor devil nor Spaniard feared (Henry Newboldt).</I> </DL>
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<B>nor</B> (2), conjunction.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) than. <BR> <I>Ex. Mighty small specimen ... Ain't bigger nor a derringer (Bret Harte).</I> </DL>
<B>Nord, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the Nordic race. </DL>
<A NAME="nordic">
<B>Nordic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>belonging to or characteristic of the Germanic people of northern Europe. Nordic people are typically tall and have blond hair, blue eyes, and long heads. <BR> <I>Ex. Among most Nordic types the skin is a light brown to a pinkish brown (White and Renner).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of Scandinavia or its people; Scandinavian. <BR> <I>Ex. Nordic skiing, the Nordic climate. Denmark is a Nordic country.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of or designating ski competition involving cross-country and ski-jumping events (distinguished from <I>Alpine</I>). <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a northern European; member of the Nordic people. Scandinavians are Nordics. <DD><B> 2. </B>any person of the Nordic type. </DL>
<B>norepinephrine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone similar to epinephrine produced by the endings of the sympathetic nerves and found also in the adrenal medulla; noradrenalin. It stimulates the contraction of small blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypotension and shock. </DL>
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<B>norethynodrel, </B>noun. <B>=Enovid.</B></DL>
<A NAME="norfolkislandpine">
<B>Norfolk Island pine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tall pine tree native to Norfolk Island, near Australia, having tough, close-grained wood. It is a kind of araucaria, and is often raised dwarfed as a house plant. </DL>
<A NAME="norfolkjacket">
<B>Norfolk jacket</B> or <B>coat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a loose-fitting, single-breasted jacket with a belt and box pleats in front and back. </DL>
<A NAME="norfolkterrier">
<B>Norfolk terrier,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a breed of dog similar to the Norwich terrier but having ears that bend forward. </DL>
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<B>nori, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a red, marine alga eaten in Japan especially in a pressed, dried, and roasted form with soy sauce. </DL>
<A NAME="noria">
<B>noria, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device for raising water, used in Spain, North Africa, and Asia, consisting of a water wheel carrying buckets which fill as they pass through the water and empty on reaching the high point of the turning wheel. </DL>
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<B>norite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a granular igneous rock containing pyroxene in orthorhombic form, often associated with ore deposits. It is a variety of gabbro. </DL>
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<B>norland, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Poetic.) the north country; northland. </DL>
<A NAME="norm">
<B>norm, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a standard for a certain group, type, model, or pattern. <BR> <I>Ex. to determine the norm for a test.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an average; mean. <BR> <I>Ex. sales above the norm for the year. In arithmetic this class is above the norm for the eighth grade.</I> <DD><I>verb t. </I> to make normal or average. <BR> <I>Ex. norm test scores.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="normal">
<B>normal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the usual standard or type; regular; usual. <BR> <I>Ex. The normal temperature of the human body is 98.6 degrees. A normal day's work is eight hours.</I> (SYN) natural, typical. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Psychology.) <DD><B> a. </B>mentally healthy; not showing mental disorder; sane. <BR> <I>Ex. The borderline between the ... normal and abnormal states is indistinct (Sigmund Freud).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>of average intelligence or emotional stability. <DD><B> 3. </B>well; healthy; not diseased; functioning normally. <BR> <I>Ex. In a group of normal children of the same age the difference between the tallest and the shortest may be very great (Sidonie M. Gruenberg).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Chemistry.) <DD><B> a. </B>(of an acidic or basic solution) containing the equivalent of one gram of hydrogen ions per liter. (Abbr:) N. <DD><B> b. </B>of or denoting an aliphatic hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon derivative consisting of a straight unbranched chain of carbon atoms, each carbon atom of which is united with no more than two other carbon atoms. <DD><B> c. </B>not found in association. <BR> <I>Ex. normal molecules.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Geometry.) <DD><B> a. </B>being at right angles; perpendicular. <DD><B> b. </B>of or like a normal line or plane. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Electricity.) (of a galvanic cell) having a voltage that can be reproduced. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the usual state or level. <BR> <I>Ex. He is ten pounds above normal for his age.</I> (SYN) average. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geometry.) <DD><B> a. </B>a line or plane that is at right angles to another. <DD><B> b. </B>the intercepted part of the line (on the normal line) between the curve and the x-axis. <DD><B> 3. </B>a normal person in mental ability or adjustment. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Psychology.) average intelligence or emotional stability. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Optics.) a perpendicular to a mirror which strikes the mirror at the point of reflection. noun <B>normalness.</B> </DL>
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<B>normal curve</B> or <B>distribution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Statistics.) a bell-shaped curve which represents theoretical frequency distribution, as of a series of chance happenings or occurrences of human characteristics; probability curve; Gaussian curve. </DL>
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<B>normalcy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being normal; normal condition; normality. <BR> <I>Ex. back to normalcy. We must ... strive for normalcy (Warren G. Harding).</I> </DL>
<B>normality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>normal condition; normalcy. <DD><B> 2. </B>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. </DL>
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<B>normalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of making normal. </DL>
<A NAME="normalize">
<B>normalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make normal. <BR> <I>Ex. to normalize relations between two countries.</I> noun <B>normalizer.</B> </DL>
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<B>normally, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the normal way; regularly; if things are normal. <BR> <I>Ex. to speak normally.</I> (SYN) generally, ordinarily. </DL>
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<B>normal pressure,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> pressure equivalent to one atmosphere. </DL>
<A NAME="normalsalt">
<B>normal salt,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a salt formed from an acid of which all of the hydrogen has been replaced. </DL>
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<B>normal school,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a school where people, usually high school graduates, are trained to become teachers, especially an institution for teacher education offering a two-year course. Normal schools were common in the United States in the early 1900's. </DL>
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<B>normal solution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a solution containing one gram equivalent of a dissolved substance per liter. </DL>
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<B>normal temperature,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> zero degrees centigrade; 273 degrees absolute. </DL>
<A NAME="norman">
<B>Norman, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Normandy in France. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of the people descended from the Scandinavians who settled in Normandy in the 800's and 900's A.D. and from the French who lived there; Anglo-Norman. They conquered England in 1066. <DD><B> 3. </B>one of the Scandinavian ancestors of these people; Norseman; Northman. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=Anglo-French.</B> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or like the Normans or Normandy. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Norman-French.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>of or having to do with the architecture of Normandy, characterized by simplicity, massiveness, and use of the rounded arch. It is a variety of Romanesque developed there in the 900's and later introduced into England, southern Italy, and Sicily. </DL>
<A NAME="normand">
<B>Normand, </B>noun. <B>=French Coach.</B></DL>
<A NAME="normanesque">
<B>Normanesque, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> after the Norman style, as of architecture. </DL>
<A NAME="normanfrench">
<B>Norman-French, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a dialect of the French language spoken by the Normans who conquered England in 1066; Anglo-French. <DD><B> 2. </B>a later form of this dialect, surviving in certain English legal phrases; law French. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with this dialect or those who spoke it; Anglo-French; Anglo-Norman. </DL>
<A NAME="normanize">
<B>Normanize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to adopt the Norman dialect or manners. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to make Norman or like the Normans. <BR> <I>Ex. There is no wavering here--as there was none in the ruthless policy of William the Conqueror in subduing and Normanizing England (Nikolaus Pevsner).</I> </DL>
