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Definition: Norma |
NormaNoun1. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Norma" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a northman". |
Date "Norma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references) |
Etymology: Norma \Nor"ma\, noun. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | See constellation.Abbreviation Nor, Norm. (references) |
Literature | Norma A vestal priestess who has been seduced. She discovers her paramour in an attempt to seduce her friend, also a vestal priestess, and in despair contemplates the murder of her baseborn children. The libretto is a melodrama by Romani, music by Bellini (1831.) (Norma, an opera.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Norma is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. See Norma (opera).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Norma."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
NORMA | English | NO Remote Memory Access | Computer - (OSF/1, Multi-Server) |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Grammar | Noun: grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray; (schoolbook); correct style, philology; (language). Verb: parse, punctuate, syllabicate. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Norma |
| English words defined with "Norma": Ara ♦ Norma Jean Baker. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Norma": Jus et Norma Loquendi ♦ Nor, Norm. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Norma": Abnormous ♦ norm. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Norma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (norm, quota, rule, standard, target), Esperanto (normal), Hungarian (level of supply, norm, standard), Indonesian (norm), Italian (bogey, custom, direction, guidance, instruction, norm, par, practice, principle, regulation, rule, standard), Latin (carpenter's square, norm, organization, pattern, rule, standard), Papiamen (norm, standard), Portuguese (cannion, Canon, Gage, gauge, gospeller, lemma, norm, order, precept, prescript, regulation, rule, standard), Romanian (control, normalize, standardize), Serbo-Croatian (norm, normal, out-turn, standard), Spanish (norm, policy, prescript, rule, standard, yardstick). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Oh, wake up, Norma, you'd be killing yourself to an empty house. (Sunset Blvd.; writing credit: Charles Brackett) Norma, what I've had from you has been sumptuous. (Norma Rae; writing credit: Harriet Frank Jr.; Irving Ravetch) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Norma (2002) The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1965) L' Amore di Norma (1950) All of a Sudden Norma (1919) Norma from Norway (1911) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Ruth DeRoche and Norma Webber, eighteen year old "pit-women," relaxing after lunch.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Shearer, Norma, Miss, and unidentified woman, portrait photograph.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Portrait photograph of Norma Shearer.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) canal. Fritzie and Norma by the C&O canal bank.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Visit to Ontario. Norma Horydczak on dock with net.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Theodor Horydczak and family. Fritzie and Norma Horydczak.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Norma Horydczak. Fritzie Horydczak birthplace.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Christmas of 1930. Norma Horydczak on bicycle in front of Christmas tree.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Exporters must comply with Mexico's product standards known as Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM's). (references) | |
CANITEC has a technical working group, which is working to update the Mexican Official Standard (NOM - Norma Official Mexicana). (references) | ||
The Mexican Secretariat of Health (SSA) has been very active in preparing and issuing mandatory standards, known as Norma Oficial Mexican (NOM) for health care products. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Norma" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.84% of the time. "Norma" is used about 158 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 96.84% | 153 | 25,427 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.9% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.27% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 158 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Norma" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Norma | First name Female | 218,000 | 94 |
| Norma | Last name | 130 | 61,532 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Norma" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a northman". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Norma." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Norm | Male | English | Norman |
| Norma | Female | English | Norman |
| Norman | Male | English | N/A |
| Normand | Male | English | Norman |
| Normina | Female | English | Norman |
| Norma | Female | Italian | Norman |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expression using "Norma": Norma Jean Baker. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
norma stitz | 462 | 2000 9000 iso norma | 16 |
norma mccorvey | 363 | jean norma tab | 15 |
norma jean | 353 | brass norma | 15 |
norma | 236 | norma desmond | 14 |
mexicana norma official | 133 | norma jean and marilyn | 14 |
jean lyrics norma | 89 | din norma | 13 |
norma rae | 78 | norma jones | 13 |
director norma rae | 63 | norma jeane | 13 |
band jean norma | 53 | norma realty white | 12 |
norma shearer | 52 | jean music norma | 12 |
norma ammunition | 47 | norma iso 9001 | 12 |
norma kamali | 44 | mexicana mexicanas norma normas official oficiales | 11 |
editorial norma | 35 | 14001 iso norma | 11 |
norma jean baker | 30 | kamali norma omo | 11 |
lee norma songwriter | 27 | miami norma teacher williams | 11 |
norma iso 9000 | 27 | mazer norma fox | 11 |
juridica norma | 22 | jean norma picture | 10 |
duval norma | 22 | hardcore jean norma | 10 |
mccorveys norma | 22 | norma regulamentadora | 10 |
k norma | 17 | norma official | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Norma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Regel (Canon, habit, law, menstruation, norm, observance, period, policy, precept, principle, regulation, rule). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | ノイマン型 (christmas, fungo, Hague, heart, Hercules, hook, knob, knock, knockdown, knocker, knocking, knock-on, knockout, knot, know, know-how, knowledge, nautical mile per hour, Neumann-type, neuron, neurosis, no, noctovision, nocturne, nominal, nominal price, nominate, nomination, nomogram, nomograph, non career, non cling, non store retailing, non troppo, non-attachment disease, nonbank banking, nonbook, nonchalant, non-conforming design, nonfiction, nonius, nonpolitical, non-professional, nonrun, non-sectarian, nonsense, nonslip, nonstop, non-terminal, nontitle match, non-verbal, non-verbal communication, Noraism, Nordic, Normandy, Norway, nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgie, notation, notch, notchback, notch-filter, nova, Nova Scotia, novel, novelty, nozzle, number, swastika, unaffiliated, vernier calipers, vernier micrometer). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | ノルマ . (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ormanay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 39 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PwV kathllaxen pwV estreyen nwton mwab hscunqh kai egeneto mwab eiV gelwta kai egkothma pasin toiV kuklw authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et exibit ultra norma mensurae in conspectu eius super collem Gareb et circuibit Goatha |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it shal gon out ouer the reule of the mesure, in his siyte, vp on the hyl of Gared, and it shal gon aboute Goacha, and al the valei of careynus, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the measuring-line will go out in front of it as far as the hill Gareb, going round to Goah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 39 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang igsulokod nga pisi moabut sa unahan ngadto sa ibabaw sa bungtod sa Gareb, ug moliko ngadto sa Goa. |
| Croatian | I još æe se dalje protegnuti mjernièko uže, pravo do brežuljka Gareba, a onda okrenuti prema Goi. |
| Danish | og videre skal Målesnoren gå lige ud til Garebs Høj og så svinge mod Goa; |
| Dutch | En het meetsnoer zal wijders nevens dezelve uitgaan tot aan den heuvel Gareb, en zich naar Goath omwenden. |
| Finnish | Ja edelleen mittanuora kulkee suoraan Gaarebin kukkulalle ja kääntyy sitten Gooaan. |
| French | Le cordeau s`étendra encore vis- -vis, Jusqu` la colline de Gareb, Et fera un circuit du côté de Goath. |
| German | und die Richtschnur wird neben demselben weiter herausgehen bis an den Hügel Gareb und sich gen Goath wenden; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dari situ garis batasnya menuju ke Bukit Gareb, lalu membelok ke Goa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka dari sanapun akan diukur dengan tali pengukur sampai ke bukit Garib lalu balik ke Goat. |
| Italian | La corda per misurare si stender in linea retta fino alla collina di G reb, volgendo poi verso Go . |
| Maori | A ka tae tonu atu te aho ruri, tika tonu atu ki te pukepuke ki Karepe, taiawhio tonu atu ki Koata. |
| Norwegian | og målesnoren skal gå videre rett frem over Gareb-haugen, og så skal den vende sig til Goa, |
| Portuguese | E a linha de medir estender-se-á para diante, até o outeiro de Garebe, e dará volta até Goa. |
| Rumanian | Frknghia de mqsurat va trece kncq pe dinaintea ei, pknq la dealul Gareb, wi de acolo va face un ocol kn spre Goat. |
| Russian | Й ЪЕНМЕНЕТОБС ЧЕТЧШ ПК"ЕФ "БМЕЕ ТСНП "П ИПМНБ зБТЙЧБ Й П'ПК"ЕФ зПБЖ. |
| Spanish | El cordel de medir irá directamente hasta la colina de Gareb, y dará la vuelta hacia Goa. |
| Swedish | Och mätsnöret skall vidare dragas rätt fram mot Garebshöjden och skall sedan vändas mot Goa. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Norma": normal, normalcies, normalcy, normalise, normalised, normalises, normalising, normalities, normality, normalizable, normalization, normalizations, normalize, normalized, normalizer, normalizers, normalizes, normalizing, normally, normals, normande, normative, normatively, normativeness, normativenesses. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Norma": abnormal, abnormalities, abnormality, abnormally, abnormals, lognormal, lognormalities, lognormality, lognormally, nonnormative, orthonormal, paranormal, paranormalities, paranormality, paranormally, paranormals, renormalization, renormalizations, renormalize, renormalized, renormalizes, renormalizing, subnormal, subnormalities, subnormality, subnormally, supernormal, supernormalities, supernormality, supernormally. (additional references) | |
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"Norma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Jorma, Nasma, Nefma, Nerja, Ngoma, Niema, Niemax, Nikram, Nipmap, Nirm, Noemi, nomar, noram, Norcap, Nordau, Norjac, normac, Normead, Normie, normo, Normura, norpa, Norpac, norra, Norvm, Noumea, Znojmo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Norma" (pronounced 'Nor"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Diastema, Diatryma, Digamma, Dilemma, Diorama, Diploma, Dogma, Drachma, Drama, Ecphonema, Ecthyma, Edriophthalma, Emphysema, Empyema, Empyreuma, Encauma, Enchondroma, Enchylemma, Endophragma, Endoplasma, Enigma. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: manor, roman. | |
| Words within the letters "a-m-n-o-r" | |
-1 letter: mano, moan, mora, morn, noma, norm, roam, roan. | |
-2 letters: arm, man, mar, moa, mon, mor, nam, nom, nor, oar, ora, ram, ran, rom. | |
-3 letters: am, an, ar, ma, mo, na, no, om, on, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-m-n-o-r" | |
+1 letter: enamor, macron, manors, maroon, marron, matron, moaner, morgan, normal, ramson, random, ransom, rodman, romano, romans. | |
+2 letters: acronym, almoner, almonry, amorini, amorino, anymore, crampon, doorman, dormant, enamors, enamour, foramen, foreman, formant, frogman, gormand, harmony, macrons, madrona, madrone, madrono, manrope, marengo, maroons, marrano, marrons, masonry, matrons, menorah, minorca, moaners, monarch, monarda, moneran, moraine, mordant, morgans, neuroma, nomarch, nonfarm, normals, oarsman, oarsmen, organum, overman, paronym, propman, rampion, ramsons, randoms, ransoms, roaming, rodsman, romaine, romance, romanos, romaunt, tonearm, transom, unmoral, workman. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 72 6D 61 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. --- .-. -- .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o r m a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0072 006D 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4881847967 |
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