norma

noun (1)

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nor·ma | \ ˈnȯrmə \

plural normae\ -rˌmē \

Definition of norma

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : rule, model, standard, norm

2 anthropology

a : a standard position for viewing a part (as the skull) also : an aspect of a bodily part (as the cranium)

b : a line or pattern indicating the contour of the cranium

Norma

noun (2)

Nor·ma | \ ˈnȯr-mə

Definition of Norma (Entry 2 of 2)

astronomy

: a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Ara and Lupus and that is represented by the figure of a drafting square … a second group of Dutch astronomers found a binary star in the constellation Norma flickering at 900 times a second. — Tulsa World, 5 May 1996