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No Hitter: A game in which a pitcher does not allow the opposing team to reach a base via a safe hit.

Norman Invasion: Not to be confused with D-Day during World War II, medieval historians use this title for a much earlier invasion in 1066. Duke William of Normandy's conquest of England from 1066-1087 had p . . . View Full Definition

Norman Conquest: Loosely, another term for the Norman Invasion, though technically some historians prefer to differentiate between the 'Norman Invasion' and the 'Norman Conquest' by limiting the scope of the . . . View Full Definition

Norman: An inhabitant of Normandy, a region along the northern coast of France. The word Norman comes from a cognate for 'northmen,' for the Norman aristocracy of the region originally descended fro . . . View Full Definition

Normandy: The region along the northern coast of France. See Norman for more information.

Normative Forecasting: A method of projecting future needs in order to determine what developments will be required to meet those needs.

Norris Division: With the smythe division made up the campbell conference until the 1992-93 season; renamed the central division of the western conference starting with the 1993-94 season.

Norris: Is a bunchgrape hybrid resistant to Pierce's Disease for use in Florida and the lower Gulf States of the U.S.A. However latest reports indicate low resistance to fruit cracking and anthracno . . . View Full Definition

Normalizing Method: Making a change in the income account equivalent to the tax savings realized through the use of different depreciation methods for shareholder and income tax purposes, thus washing out the b . . . View Full Definition

Normalizing: The process of heating a metal above a critical temperature and allowing it to cool slowly under room temperature conditions to obtain a softer and less distorted material.