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norma
noun (1)
nor·ma
| \ ˈnȯrmə\
plural normae\ -rˌmē \
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Norma
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Nor·ma
| \ ˈnȯr-mə
\
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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
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