What does norme in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word norme in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use norme in French.

The word norme in French means norm, standard, norm, magnitude, standardized, become the norm, normal vector space, out of the ordinary, anti-seismic standards, ISO standard. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word norme

norm

nom féminin (principe habituel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est la norme de finir ses études avant de se marier.
The norm is to finish one's studies before getting married.

standard, norm

nom féminin (règlement, procédure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Connaissez-vous la norme ISO 91 ?
Are you familiar with the ISO 91 standard?

magnitude

nom féminin (Maths : longueur d'un vecteur) (vector)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un vecteur se caractérise par sa direction, son sens et sa norme.
A vector is characterised by its direction, its sense and its magnitude.

standardized

adjectif (Maths : relatif à un type de repère)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

become the norm

locution verbale (être admis progressivement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

normal vector space

nom masculin (système mathématique) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'espace vectoriel normé développe des propriétés géométriques compatibles avec des opérations d'algèbre.

out of the ordinary

locution adjectivale (qui dépasse la norme)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

anti-seismic standards

nom féminin (norme pour résister aux seismes)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Des normes antisismiques sont créées pour essayer d'améliorer la résistance des constructions aux tremblements de terre.

ISO standard

nom féminin (norme internationale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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