Dictionary
sub•nor•mal
Pronunciation: (sub-nôr'mul), [key]—
adj.
1. below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal:
a subnormal amount of rain.
2. being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
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n.
1. a subnormal person.
2. Geom.that part of the x-axis of a curve cut off between the ordinate and a normal.
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