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| 1. | the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. |
| 2. | any spoken sound represented by the letter N or n, as in now, dinner, son, etc. |
| 3. | something having the shape of an N. |
| 4. | a written or printed representation of the letter N or n. |
| 5. | a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter N or n. |
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| 1. | the 14th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 13th. |
| 2. | (sometimes lowercase ) the medieval Roman numeral for 90. Compare Roman numerals. |
| 3. | Chemistry. nitrogen. |
| 4. | Biochemistry. asparagine. |
| 5. | Mathematics. an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve. |
| 6. | Chess. knight. |
| 7. | Printing. en. |
| 8. | Chemistry. Avogadro's number. |
| 9. | neutron number. |
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| knight
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tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights To raise (a person) to knighthood. [Middle English, from Old English cniht.] knight'ly adj. & adv., knight'li·ness n. |
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n. pl. n's or N's also ns or Ns
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The symbol for the element nitrogen. |
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| neu·tron
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n. Abbr. n An electrically neutral subatomic particle in the baryon family, having a mass 1,839 times that of the electron, stable when bound in an atomic nucleus, and having a mean lifetime of approximately 1.0 × 103 seconds as a free particle. It and the proton form nearly the entire mass of atomic nuclei. See Table at subatomic particle. [neutr(al) + -on1.] |
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| new·ton
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n. Abbr. N In the meter-kilogram-second system, the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second, equal to 100,000 dynes. See Table at measurement. [After Sir Isaac Newton.] |
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| ni·tro·gen
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n. Symbol N A nonmetallic element that constitutes nearly four-fifths of the air by volume, occurring as a colorless, odorless, almost inert diatomic gas, N2, in various minerals and in all proteins and used in a wide variety of important manufactures, including ammonia, nitric acid, TNT, and fertilizers. Atomic number 7; atomic weight 14.0067; melting point -209.86°C; boiling point -195.8°C; valence 3, 5. See Table at element. [French nitrogène : nitro-, nitric acid (from New Latin; see nitro-) + -gène, -gen.] |
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| nor·mal
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[Middle English, from Late Latin normālis, from Latin, made according to the square, from norma, carpenter's square; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] nor'mal·ly adv. |
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| north
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adv. In, from, or toward the north. [Middle English, from Old English; see ner-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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in nickname, newt, and Brit. dial. naunt, the -n- belongs to a preceding indefinite article an or possessive pronoun mine. Other examples of this from M.E. manuscripts include a neilond ("an island," c.1220), a narawe ("an arrow," c.1400), a noke ("an oak," c.1420), a nappyle ("an apple," c.1420). The process also worked in surnames, from oblique cases of O.E. at "by, near," e.g. Nock/Nokes/Noaks from atten Oke "by the oak;" Nye from atten ye "near the lowland." The loss of it to a preceding a is more common: apron, auger, adder, umpire, humble pie, etc. The mathematical use of n for "an indefinite number" is first recorded 1852, in to the nth power.
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| 1. | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues [syn: nitrogen] |
| 2. | the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: north] |
| 3. | a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes [syn: newton] |
| 4. | (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: normality] |
| 5. | the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet |
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| nitrogen
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Symbol N A nonmetallic element that makes up about 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume, occurring as a colorless, odorless gas. It is a component of all proteins, making it essential for life, and it is also found in various minerals. Nitrogen is used to make ammonia, nitric acid, TNT, and fertilizers. Atomic number 7; atomic weight 14.0067; melting point -209.86°C; boiling point -195.8°C; valence 3, 5. See Periodic Table. See Note at oxygen. |
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N mathematics, programming, jargon
A variable typically used to stand for a number of objects.
Used unqualified in speech it suggests a large, undetermined number, e.g. "There were N bugs in that crock!", or a number implied by context, e.g. "Let's get pizza for N + 1".
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Ex*po"nent\, n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See Expound.]1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated; Note: thus a^2 denotes the second power, and a^n the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. Thus, a^1/3 denotes the third or cube root of a. 2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. Exponent of a ratio, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F. inf['e]rieur. See Under.]1. Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath. A thousand inferior and particular propositions. --I. Watts. The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior nature. --Burke. Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge. --Dryden. 2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods. 3. (Astron.) (a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus. (b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian. 4. (Bot.) (a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx. (b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior. 5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer. Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction of another court known as the superior, or higher, court. Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to superior letter or figure), as in A_2, B_n, 2 and n are inferior characters. Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit of the meridian, when below the horizon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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