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Nanism \Na"nism\, n. [Gr. [?] + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.] The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfishness; -- opposed to {gigantism}. | |
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Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also {nankin}.] 1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent. 2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton. {Nankeen bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian night heron ({Nycticorax Caledonicus}); -- called also {quaker}. | |
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Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also {nankin}.] 1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent. 2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton. {Nankeen bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian night heron ({Nycticorax Caledonicus}); -- called also {quaker}. | |
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Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also {nankin}.] 1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent. 2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton. {Nankeen bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian night heron ({Nycticorax Caledonicus}); -- called also {quaker}. | |
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Neonism \Ne"o*nism\, n. Neologism. | |
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Nincompoop \Nin"com*poop\, n. [A corruption of non compos.] A fool; a silly or stupid person. [Law] An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best language she can afford me. --Addison. | |
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Nonacquaintance \Non`ac*quaint"ance\, n. Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted. | |
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Nonagenarian \Non`a*ge*na"ri*an\, n. [L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.] A person ninety years old. | |
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Nonagon \Non"a*gon\, n. [L. nonus ninth + Gr. [?] angle.] (Math.) A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles. | |
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Noncoincidence \Non`co*in"ci*dence\, n. Lack of coincidence. | |
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Noncoincident \Non`co*in"ci*dent\, a. Not coincident. | |
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Noncombatant \Non*com"bat*ant\, n. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy. | |
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Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a. Not having a commission. {Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment. | |
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Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a. Not having a commission. {Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment. | |
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Noncommittal \Non`com*mit"tal\, n. A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively. | |
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Noncommunion \Non`com*mun"ion\, n. Neglect or failure of communion. | |
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Noncompletion \Non`com*ple"tion\, n. Lack of completion; failure to complete. | |
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Noncompliance \Non`com*pli"ance\, n. Neglect of compliance; failure to comply. | |
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Noncomplying \Non`com*ply"ing\, a. Neglecting or refusing to comply. | |
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Noncon \Non"con.\, n. See {Noncontent}. | |
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Nonconcluding \Non`con*clud"ing\, a. Not concluding. | |
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Nonconcur \Non`con*cur"\, v. i. To dissent or refuse to concur. | |
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Nonconcurrence \Non`con*cur"rence\, n. Refusal to concur. | |
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Noncondensible \Non`con*den"si*ble\, a. Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases. | |
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Noncondensing \Non`con*dens"ing\, a. (Steam Engine) Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser. | |
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Nonconducting \Non`con*duct"ing\, a. Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance. | |
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Nonconduction \Non`con*duc"tion\, n. The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct. | |
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Nonconductor \Non`con*duct"or\, n. (Physics) A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity. | |
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Nonconforming \Non`con*form"ing\, a. Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country. | |
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Nonconformist \Non`con*form"ist\, n. One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter. | |
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Nonconformity \Non*con*form"i*ty\, n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship. | |
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Noncontagious \Non`con*ta"gious\, a. Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. -- {Non`con*ta"gious*ness}, n. | |
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Noncontagious \Non`con*ta"gious\, a. Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. -- {Non`con*ta"gious*ness}, n. | |
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Noncontent \Non`con*tent"\, n. (British House of Lords) One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con. | |
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Noncontributing \Non`con*trib"u*ting\, Noncontributory \Non`con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Not contributing. | |
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Noncontributing \Non`con*trib"u*ting\, Noncontributory \Non`con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Not contributing. | |
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Nonessential \Non`es*sen"tial\, a. Not essential. | |
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Nonessential \Non`es*sen"tial\, n. A thing not essential. | |
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Nonjoinder \Non*join"der\, n. (Law) The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined. | |
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Nonsane \Non`sane"\, a. Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory. --Blackstone. | |
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Nonsense \Non"sense\, n. [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.] 1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. 2. Trifles; things of no importance. {Nonsense verses}, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words. Syn: Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash. | |
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Nonsense \Non"sense\, n. [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.] 1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. 2. Trifles; things of no importance. {Nonsense verses}, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words. Syn: Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash. | |
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Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a. Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n. | |
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Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a. Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n. | |
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Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a. Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n. | |
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Nonsensitive \Non*sen"si*tive\, a. Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected. | |
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Nonsonant \Non*so"nant\, a. Not sonant. -- n. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant. | |
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Nonusance \Non*us"ance\, n. Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Noonshun \Noon"shun\, n. [Obs.] See {Nunchion}. --Nares. | |
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Nunchion \Nun"chion\, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. [Written also {noonshun}.] --Hudibras. | |
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Noonshun \Noon"shun\, n. [Obs.] See {Nunchion}. --Nares. | |
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Nunchion \Nun"chion\, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. [Written also {noonshun}.] --Hudibras. | |
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Numismatic \Nu`mis*mat"ic\, Numismatical \Nu`mis*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. numisma, nomisma, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. [?] anything sanctioned by usage, the current coin, fr. [?] to introduce a custom, or usage, fr. [?] a custom, or usage, fr. [?] to distribute, assign: cf. F. numismatique. See {Nomad}.] Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals. | |
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Numismatic \Nu`mis*mat"ic\, Numismatical \Nu`mis*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. numisma, nomisma, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. [?] anything sanctioned by usage, the current coin, fr. [?] to introduce a custom, or usage, fr. [?] a custom, or usage, fr. [?] to distribute, assign: cf. F. numismatique. See {Nomad}.] Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals. | |
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Numismatics \Nu`mis*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. numismatique.] The science of coins and medals. | |
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Numismatist \Nu*mis"ma*tist\, n. One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist. | |
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Numismatography \Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [L. numisma, -atis (Gr. [?]) + -graphy.] A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals. | |
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Numismatologist \Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist\, n. One versed in numismatology. | |
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Numismatology \Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [L. numisma, -atis + -logy.] The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics. | |
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Nunchion \Nun"chion\, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. [Written also {noonshun}.] --Hudibras. | |
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Nunnish \Nun"nish\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun. -- {Nun"nish*ness}, n. | |
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Nanjemoy, MD Zip code(s): 20662 | |
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Nanson, ND Zip code(s): 58366 | |
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Nemaha County, KS (county, FIPS 131) Location: 39.77616 N, 96.01878 W Population (1990): 10446 (4319 housing units) Area: 1862.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Nemaha County, NE (county, FIPS 127) Location: 40.38673 N, 95.84716 W Population (1990): 7980 (3432 housing units) Area: 1060.1 sq km (land), 6.7 sq km (water) | |
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Nome Census, AK (Area, FIPS 180) Location: 64.73533 N, 164.18661 W Population (1990): 8288 (3684 housing units) Area: 59602.5 sq km (land), 13632.8 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
nanocomputer /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ n. A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a {nanobot} would be a nanocomputer. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
nanocomputer /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a {nanobot} would be a nanocomputer. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NOMEX underwear /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [{Usenet}] Synonym {asbestos longjohns}, used mostly in auto-related {mailing lists} and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series. [{Jargon File}] |