subnormal

səbˈnɔːrməl

Definition

Definition of subnormal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

below average

Rare

below the usual or expected level

Rare

The temperature today is subnormal for this time of year.

below par

deficient

inferior

intelligence

Dated

having intelligence slightly lower than normal

Dated

The assessment classified her as subnormal..

technology

TECH.

denormal in computing contexts

TECH.

The system processed the subnormal numbers efficiently.

underflow

Noun

intelligence

Dated

person with below average intelligence

Dated

The school provided special classes for subnormals..

mentally challenged

mathematics

TECH.

segment between ordinate and normal in geometry

TECH.

The subnormal was calculated for the curve.

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educationally subnormal

adj.

having much lower learning ability than most people

The school once had a class for educationally subnormal children.

subnormal temperature

body heat lower than the usual healthy level

The patient had a subnormal temperature after surgery.

Origin of subnormal

Latin, sub (under) + normalis (normal)

Examples of subnormal in a sentence

The subnormal pressure affected the experiment's outcome.
His subnormal IQ required special education.
The subnormal performance was a concern for the teachers.
The algorithm struggled with subnormal values in the dataset.
Handling subnormal data types requires special attention in programming.
The psychologist conducted tests to identify subnormals.

Support services for subnormals are often underfunded.
The geometry class discussed the subnormal in detail.
Engineers often calculate the subnormal for design purposes.

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French:inférieur à la normale, personne à intelligence réduite, ...
German:unterdurchschnittlich, Person mit unterdurchschnittlicher Intelligenz, ...
Italian:anormale, persona con intelligenza inferiore, ...
Spanish:inferior a lo normal, persona con inteligencia inferior, ...
Portuguese:subnormal, pessoa com deficiência intelectual, ...
Chinese:低于正常的, 智力低于常人者, ...
Japanese:異常に低い, 知能の低い人, ...
Arabic:دُون الطَّبِيعِي, متخلِّف عقلياً, ...
Hebrew:נָמוּךְ מֵהֶרְגֵּל, בַּעַל מִשְׂכָּל נָמוּךְ, ...
Russian:субнормальный, слабоумный, ...
Ukrainian:ненормальний, з низьким рівнем інтелекту, ...
Hindi:अधोस्तरीय, अधोमानसिक, ...
Bengali:স্বাভাবিকের নিচে, স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে কম বুদ্ধিমত্তার ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:anormalment baix, subnormal, ...
Czech:podnormální, slabomyslný, ...
Danish:unormal, geometrisk segment, ...
Dutch:ondermaats, zwakbegaafde, ...
Greek:υποκανονικός, υποκανονική, ...
Hungarian:átlag alatti, gyengeelméjű, ...
Khmer:ទាបជាងកម្រិតធម្មតា, មនុស្សដែលមានបញ្ញាទាបជាងមធ្យមភាគ, ...
Korean:평균 이하의, 저능아, ...
Persian:زیرمعمول, عقب‌مانده, ...
Polish:poniżej normy, osoba o niskim IQ, ...
Portuguese (BR):subnormal, pessoa com deficiência intelectual, ...
Romanian:sub normal, persoană cu inteligență scăzută, ...
Swedish:under normal, mentalt handikappad, ...
Thai:ต่ำกว่าปกติ, คนปัญญาอ่อน, ...
Turkish:normalin altında, geri zekalı, ...
Vietnamese:dưới mức bình thường, người thiểu năng trí tuệ, ...

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