N Definition & Meaning

1 American  

[en] / ɛn /

Or n

noun

plural

N's, Ns, n's, ns

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 N .

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. 2 American  

abbreviation

born.

N 3 American  

abbreviation

Physics. newton; newtons.

north.

northern.

n. 4 American  

abbreviation

name.

nephew.

Commerce. net.

neuter.

new.

nominative.

noon.

Chemistry. normal (strength solution).

north.

northern.

Finance. note.

noun.

number.

N 5 American  

Symbol.

the 14th in order or in a series.

(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 90.

Chemistry.

nitrogen.

Avogadro's number.

Biochemistry. asparagine.

Mathematics. an indefinite, constant whole number, especially the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.

Chess. knight.

Printing. en.

Physics. neutron number.

n 6 American  

'n 7 American  

[uhn] / ən /

Or 'n'

conjunction

Informal.

a shortened form of and: Look 'n listen.

Stop 'n save.

Look 'n listen.

n- 8 American  

Chemistry.

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 9 American  

variant of -an after a vowel.

Virginian.

N. 10 American  

abbreviation

Nationalist.

Navy.

New.

Noon.

Chemistry. normal (strength solution).

Norse.

north.

northern.

Finance. note.

November.

N 1 British  

symbol

Also: kt.  chess knight

neper

neutral

newton(s)

chem nitrogen

North

Avogadro's number

noun

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abbreviation

Norway (international car registration)

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n. 2 British  

abbreviation

natus

neuter

new

nominative

noun

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n 3 British  

symbol

neutron

optics index of refraction

nano-

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n 4 British  

/ ɛn /

noun

the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nail

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n 5 British  

/ ɛn /

determiner

an indefinite number (of)

there are n objects in a box

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n- 6 British  

prefix

chem short for normal

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Etymology

Origin of n.2

From the Latin word nātus

Origin of 'n7

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the word in continuous rapid speech

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