quasi-normal

qua·si-nor·mal

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee nawr-muh l]
- /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi ˈnɔr məl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee nawr-muh l]
- /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi ˈnɔr məl/

Definitions of quasi-normal word

adjective quasi-normal conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. 1
adjective quasi-normal serving to establish a standard. 1
adjective quasi-normal Psychology. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. free from any mental disorder; sane. 1
adjective quasi-normal Biology, Medicine/Medical. free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation. of natural occurrence. 1
adjective quasi-normal Mathematics. being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular. of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal. (of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1. (of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets. (of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant. 1
adjective quasi-normal Chemistry. (of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution. pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms. of or relating to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 . 1

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Origin of quasi-normal

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin normālis made according to a carpenter's square, equivalent to norm(a) (see norm) + -ālis -al1

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quasi-normal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".