binormal

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noun

A line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes.

OriginEnglish normal ← Latin nōrmālis ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

nounbinormal (plural binormals)

plural binormals

  1. mathematicsA line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes.
adjectivebinormal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsDescribing such a line.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Latinnōrmālis
  8. Englishnormal
  9. Englishbinormal

From bi- + normal.

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Translations

Finnish binormaali, binormaali
  • binormaaliTranslations
  • binormaaliTranslations
German Binormale, Binormalenvektor
  • BinormaleTranslations
  • BinormalenvektorTranslations
  • binormalTranslations
Polish binormalna linia, dwunormalna linia
  • binormalna liniaTranslations
  • dwunormalna liniaTranslations
  • binormalnyTranslations
  • dwunormalnyTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bromanilbromalin
Cite this entry
APA

binormal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binormal

MLA

“binormal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binormal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binormal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binormal.

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