Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

binormal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-nor-mal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

adj

Describing such a line.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English binormal From bi- + normal.

Inflected Forms

binormals (plural)

Questions

What does binormal mean?: 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.
Where does binormal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English binormal From bi- + normal.

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