The difference between Normal and Well

When used as nouns, normal means a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane, whereas well means a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

When used as adjectives, normal means according to norms or rules, whereas well means in good health.

Well is also interjection with the meaning: used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

Well is also adverb with the meaning: accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

Well is also verb with the meaning: to issue forth, as water from the earth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Normal and Well

  1. Normal as an adjective:

    according to norms or rules

    Examples:

    "Organize the data into third normal form."

  2. Normal as an adjective:

    healthy; not sick or ill

    Examples:

    "John is feeling normal again."

  3. Normal as an adjective (education, of a school):

    teaching teachers how to teach

    Examples:

    "My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School."

  4. Normal as an adjective (chemistry):

    of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution

  5. Normal as an adjective (organic chemistry):

    describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon

  6. Normal as an adjective (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system):

    in which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency

  7. Normal as an adjective (rail transport, of points):

    in the default position, set for the most frequently used route

  8. Normal as an adjective (geometry):

    perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface

  9. Normal as an adjective (mathematics):

    adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context: whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution with cosets which form a group which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a normal distribution which is pre-compact which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology which commutes with its conjugate transpose which commutes with its adjoint being (as a morphism) or containing (as a category) only normal epimorphism(s) or monomorphism(s), that is, those which are the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

  1. Normal as a noun (geometry):

    a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

  2. Normal as a noun (slang, countable):

    a person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

  3. Normal as a noun (uncountable):

    the usual state.

    Examples:

    "His workload is now back to normal."

    "Heavy workload is the new normal."

  1. Well as an adverb (manner):

    Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

    Examples:

    "He does his job well."

  2. Well as an adverb (manner):

    Completely, fully.

    Examples:

    "a well done steak"

    "We’re well beat now."

  3. Well as an adverb (degree):

    To a significant degree.

    Examples:

    "That author is well known."

  4. Well as an adverb (degree, British, slang):

    Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).

  5. Well as an adverb:

    In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.

  1. Well as an adjective:

    In good health.

    Examples:

    "I had been sick, but now I'm well."

  2. Well as an adjective (hypercorrect):

    Good, content.

    Examples:

    "“How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”"

  3. Well as an adjective (archaic):

    Prudent; good; well-advised.

  1. Well as a noun:

    A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

  2. Well as a noun:

    A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

  3. Well as a noun:

    A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

    Examples:

    "Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk."

  4. Well as a noun (figurative):

    A source of supply.

  5. Well as a noun (nautical):

    A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.

  6. Well as a noun (nautical):

    The cockpit of a sailboat.

  7. Well as a noun (nautical):

    A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.

  8. Well as a noun (nautical):

    A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.

  9. Well as a noun (military):

    A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

  10. Well as a noun (architecture):

    An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.

  11. Well as a noun:

    The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.

  12. Well as a noun (metalworking):

    The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

  13. Well as a noun:

    A well drink.

    Examples:

    "They're having a special tonight: $1 wells."

  14. Well as a noun (video games):

    The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.

  15. Well as a noun (biology):

    In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

  1. Well as a verb (intransitive):

    To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

  2. Well as a verb (intransitive):

    To have something seep out of the surface.

    Examples:

    "Her eyes welled with tears."

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