Norm

n6rm, n. A rule or authoritative standard; model; type. — Nor'mal, a. According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type or regular form; ordinary; analogical. — n. A perpendicular. (Geom.) A straight line perpendicular to the tangent of a curve at a n y point, and included between the curve and the axis of the absci as. — Normal school. A school whose methods instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the education of teachers. Norman, Norroy, Norse. See under North.