standard / regular gasoline
das Normal, die Normale
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measurement standard
Technical term: a particularly precisely manufactured measure or measuring instrument used to check and calibrate other measures or measuring instruments.
In Paris wurde lange das Normal für den Meter aufbewahrt.
The measurement standard for the meter was kept in Paris for a long time.
regular gasoline
Short for 'Normalbenzin' (regular gasoline); usually used without an article and without a plural form.
Früher hat mein Vater an der Tankstelle immer Normal getankt.
My father always used to fill up with regular gasoline at the gas station.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Normale |
| genitive | des Normals |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Normal | die Normale |
| accusative | das Normal | die Normale |
| dative | dem Normal | den Normalen |
| genitive | des Normals | der Normale |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
As a measure used to check other measures, 'das Normal' (measurement standard) is a technical term in metrology. As a shortened form of 'Normalbenzin' (regular gasoline), however, 'Normal' belongs to everyday language and is usually used without an article, often alongside 'Super' (premium gasoline) and 'Diesel' (diesel).
Im Labor wird jedes neue Messgerät zuerst mit einem Normal geprüft.
In the laboratory, every new measuring instrument is first checked against a measurement standard.
Soll ich Normal oder Super tanken?
Should I fill up with regular or premium gasoline?
In metrology, typical phrases include 'das nationale Normal' (the national measurement standard), 'ein Normal kalibrieren' (to calibrate a measurement standard), and 'etwas mit einem Normal vergleichen' (to compare something with a measurement standard).
Einmal im Jahr wird das Normal des Labors mit dem nationalen Normal verglichen.
Once a year, the laboratory's measurement standard is compared with the national measurement standard.
In metrology, 'Normal' (measurement standard) has the plural 'Normale'. This form is often used when referring to several measurement standards for different quantities.
Das Institut bewahrt die Normale für Länge, Masse und Zeit sorgfältig auf.
The institute carefully preserves the measurement standards for length, mass, and time.
