Dictionary
N
nPronunciation: (en), [key]—
n.,
—pl. N's or Ns, n's or ns.
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.'n
Pronunciation: (un), [key]—
conj. Pron. Spelling.
and:
Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also,'n'.N
1. Physics.newton; newtons.
2. north.
3. northern.
N
—
Symbol.
1. the 14th in order or in a series, or, when
I is omitted, the 13th.
2. (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 90. Cf.
Roman numerals.
3. Chem.nitrogen.
4. Biochem.asparagine.
5. Math.an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.
6. Chess.knight.
7. Print.en.
8. Chem.See
Avogadro's number.
9. See
neutron number. n
—
Symbol.
1. Physics.neutron.
2. Optics.See
index of refraction. n-
Chem.
an abbreviated form of
normal, used in the names of hydrocarbon compounds that have a normal or straight chain of carbon atoms:
n-3 fatty acid. -n
var. of
-an after a vowel:
Virginian. N.
1. Nationalist.
2. Navy.
3. New.
4. Noon.
5. Chem.normal (strength solution).
6. Norse.
7. north.
8. northern.
9. Finance.note.
10. November.
n.
1. name.
2. born. [< L
nātus]
3. nephew.
4. Com.net.
5. neuter.
6. new.
7. nominative.
8. noon.
9. Chem.normal (strength solution).
10. north.
11. northern.
12. Finance.note.
13. noun.
14. number.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
