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Norma

1

[ nawr-muh ]

noun

, Astronomy.
, genitive Nor·mae [nawr, -mee].
  1. the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.


Norma

2

[ nawr-muh ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

Norma

3

[ nawr-muh ]

noun

  1. an opera (1831) with music by Vincenzo Bellini.

Norma

/ ˈnɔːmə /

noun

  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere crossed by the Milky Way and lying near Scorpius and Ara


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Norma1

First recorded in 1810–15; from Latin; norm

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Example Sentences

Norma’s serves breakfast all day and all night, but brunch is the time to see and be seen.

Its restaurant, Norma’s, distills that chic styling into brunch.

Norma was one of the strongest women I knew and she fought for everything that was right for women.

From Time

The structure stretches 6,000 to 13,000 light-years from the Norma arm of the Milky Way to a minor arm near the galactic center called the 3-kiloparsec arm.

Glenn Close returns to Broadway for the first time since her star turn as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard 20 years ago.

Psychologically, he exists somewhere on the spectrum between Norma Desmond and Alex DeLarge.

He was like Norma Desmond up there, still craving the spotlight after the spotlight had long since been dimmed.

Equal parts compassionate and neurotic, Farmiga plays Norma with an intense level of adrenaline.

Like Norma, Farmiga is a mother who uses her real-life circumstances to fuel her performance.

Norma igitur a nobis sequenda ex interpretatione moralistarum est depromenda.

A splendid soprano voice was ringing through the room, singing, "Hear me, Norma."

Not to seem restricted in gesture, I waved my arms as if I were in Norma; and the performance was a very poor one in consequence.

Miriam Finch was too conservative and intellectual; Norma Whitmore not attractive enough.

He and Norma had reached the point by this time where they were like brother and sister, or better yet, two good men friends.

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