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Index N
N, n: Meaning and Definition of
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N
Pronunciation:
(en),
[key]
— pl. N'sorNs, n'sorns.
the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter N or n, as in now, dinner, son, etc.
something having the shape of an
a written or printed representation of the letter N or n.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter N or n.
'n
Pronunciation:
(
u
n),
[key]
— conj. Pron. Spelling.
and:
Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen.
N
Pronunciation:
[key]
newton; newtons.
north.
northern.
N
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
the 14th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 13th.
(sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 90. Cf.
nitrogen.
asparagine.
an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.
knight.
en.
See
See
n
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
neutron.
See
n-
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Chem. Chem.
an abbreviated form ofused in the names of hydrocarbon compounds that have a normal or straight chain of carbon atoms:
n-3 fatty acid.
-n
Pronunciation:
[key]
var. ofafter a vowel:
Virginian.
N.
Pronunciation:
[key]
Nationalist.
Navy.
New.
Noon.
normal (strength solution).
Norse.
north.
northern.
note.
November.
n.
Pronunciation:
[key]
name.
born. [< L nātus]
nephew.
net.
neuter.
new.
nominative.
noon.
normal (strength solution).
north.
northern.
note.
noun.
number.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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