normale
French, noun/nɔʁ.mal/
normale is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-E (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written French, the 2,569th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Normale is a French feminine noun meaning “Line perpendicular to a curve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of normal. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Droite perpendiculaire au plan tangent en un point d’une courbe”.
What does normale mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineLine perpendicular to a curve
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of normal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Droite perpendiculaire au plan tangent en un point d’une courbe. 2. (Avec l’article défini) Situation normale, habituelle ; valeur moyenne. 3. Abréviation de École normale supérieure : rue d'Ulm.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of normale
- normales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce normale?
- /nɔʁ.mal/
- \nɔʁ.mal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to normale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is normale in French?
normale appears 32 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).