antinormal

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Synonyms: antinodal, centinormal

Antonyms: antinodal, centinormal

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Adjective

1. [[antagonistic|Antagonistic]] to or causing [[deviation]]s from that which is considered [[normal]].
2. In the opposite [[direction]] or [[position]] from what is normal or [[canonical]].
3. {{lb|en|geometry}} Perpendicular to a [[tangent]] of a curve or [[tangent plane]] of a surface but pointing opposite to convention.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|geometry}} A {{l|en|normal|id=perpendicular line}} that points opposite to convention. For example, in solid geometry it is conventional for normals to point outwards, so an antinormal in solid geometry refers to a normal pointing inwards.

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