subnormal

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ normal

Adjective

subnormal (comparative more subnormal, superlative most subnormal)

1. Less than normal.

   His intelligence was considered subnormal, but amazingly as a musician he was a genius.

2. (computing theory) denormal
   • 2007, Ward Cheney; David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing, page 704:

     Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.

Translations

less than normal

• Finnish: alle normaalin oleva
• French: subnormal (fr)
• Irish: fonormálta
• Italian: subnormale
• Manx: fo-reilt
• Spanish: subnormal (es)

computing theory: denormal — see denormal

Noun

subnormal (plural subnormals)

1. A person whose abilities are less than normal.

   the IQ scores of mental subnormals

2. (geometry) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “subnormal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Interlingua

Adjective

subnormal (not comparable)

1. subnormal, less or lower than normal

Romanian

Etymology

From sub- +‎ normal.

Adjective

subnormal m or n (feminine singular subnormală, masculine plural subnormali, feminine and neuter plural subnormale)

1. subnormal

Declension

Declension of subnormal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	subnormal		subnormală	subnormali	subnormale
	definite	subnormalul		subnormala	subnormalii	subnormalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	subnormal		subnormale	subnormali	subnormale
	definite	subnormalului		subnormalei	subnormalilor	subnormalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subnoɾˈmal/ [suβ̞.noɾˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sub‧nor‧mal

Adjective

subnormal (plural subnormales)

1. (of a person, offensive) subnormal, moronic, stupid

Further reading

• “subnormal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014