nor·ma | \ ˈnȯrmə \
plural normae\ -rˌmē \
Definition of norma
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Norma
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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
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The first known use of norma was in 1810
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