Showing results for normal mode. Search instead for normal methods.

normal mode

American

noun

an oscillation of a mechanical system in which all particles move with the same frequency and phase.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Characters in a musical can sing out their feelings because straightforward dialogue falls short of adequate self-expression, or break into song as a completely normal mode of communication in their world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

I agree that this is not a normal mode of campaign politicking.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

Typically, during the process of photographing an object, two distinct modes are employed: the normal mode which extracts fundamental information and the edge mode which focuses solely on outlining the object.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, hit by shelling over the weekend, is operating "in normal mode," the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian-installed head of the local administration as saying on Monday.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022

When a body is moving in this way it is said to be vibrating in a normal mode.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023