| ABNORMALS | • abnormals n. Plural of abnormal. • ABNORMAL n. a mentally deficient person. |
| CONFORMAL | • conformal adj. That conforms, especially to the shape of something. • conformal adj. (Mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves. • conformal adj. (Cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited… |
| FORMALINE | • formaline n. Formaldehyde. • FORMALINE n. a 40 per cent solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant, also FORMALIN. |
| FORMALINS | • formalins n. Plural of formalin. • FORMALIN n. an aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a disinfectant, preservative for biological specimens, etc., also FORMALINE. |
| FORMALISE | • formalise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of formalize. • FORMALISE v. to make formal, also FORMALIZE. |
| FORMALISM | • formalism n. Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc. • formalism n. (Computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory. • formalism n. (Literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure… |
| FORMALIST | • formalist n. An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler. • formalist n. An advocate of formalism. • formalist adj. Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic. |
| FORMALITY | • formality n. (Uncountable) The state of being formal. • formality n. Something said or done as a matter of form. • formality n. A customary ritual without new or unique meaning. |
| FORMALIZE | • formalize v. To give something a definite form; to shape. • formalize v. To give something a formal or official standing. • formalize v. To act with formality. |
| LOGNORMAL | • lognormal adj. (Mathematics) Describing a logarithmic function that has a normal distribution. • lognormal n. A logarithmic function that has a normal distribution. • LOGNORMAL adj. relating to or being a normal distribution that is the distribution of the logarithm of a random variable. |
| NONFORMAL | • nonformal adj. Not formal. • NONFORMAL adj. not formal. |
| NONNORMAL | • nonnormal adj. (Statistics) Not normal. • NONNORMAL adj. not normal. |
| NORMALISE | • normalise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of normalize. • NORMALISE v. to make normal; to bring within or cause to conform to normal standards or limits, also NORMALIZE. |
| NORMALITY | • normality n. (Uncountable) The state of being normal or usual; normalcy. • normality n. (Chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution. • normality n. (Countable, mathematics, statistics) A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal… |
| NORMALIZE | • normalize v. (Transitive) To make normal, to make standard. • normalize v. (Transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent. • normalize v. (Statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects. |
| SUBNORMAL | • subnormal adj. Less than normal. • subnormal adj. (Computing theory) denormal. • subnormal n. A person whose abilities are less than normal. |