Subnormal Meaning
/ˈsʌbˈnɔrməl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLess than normal.
adjdenormal
Sentence Examples
The patient's body temperature was at a somewhat subnormal level.
Subnormal means being below a normal or an average state.
The patient displayed subnormal body temperatures during the winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the illness, his body temperature remained ____ for days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient's body temperature was slightly ____, so the nurse brought him an extra wool blanket today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English subnormal From sub- + normal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field."
— 2007, Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing, page 704:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the illness, his body temperature remained ____ for days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient's body temperature was slightly ____, so the nurse brought him an extra wool blanket today.