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‖ norma|ˈnɔːmə| Also pl. normae |ˈnɔːmiː|. [L. norma, carpenter's or mason's square; hence, pattern, rule, etc. So in Sp., Pg., and It.] 1. = norm n.
a1676Hale Prim. Orig. Man. (1677) 344 Again, will they suppose it a Norma, Rule, or Law of a most excellent frame and order. 1830M. Donovan Dom. Econ. I. 211 He is cautious, and never willingly varies from that norma which he has once found successful. 1842Grove Corr. Phys. Forces (1874) p. xiv, We can only understand the normæ of their action. 1881Bridgett Holy Eucharist I. 47 A norma or standard to which discipline should be reformed. 2. One of the southern constellations.
1840Penny Cycl. XVI. 274/2 Norma, the Rule, a constellation of Lacaille, situated between Scorpio and Lupus. |