— subnormality , n.
/sub nawr"meuhl/ , 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.
n.
3. a subnormal person.
4. Geom. that part of the x-axis of a curve cut off between the ordinate and a normal.
[ 1700-10; SUB- + NORMAL ]