N

¹

or n

[ en ]

noun

, plural 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.

²

abbreviation for

1. born.

N

³

abbreviation for

1. Physics. newton ( def ); newtons.
2. north.
3. northern.

n.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. name.
2. nephew.
3. Commerce. net.
4. neuter.
5. new.
6. nominative.
7. noon.
8. Chemistry. normal (strength solution).
9. north.
10. northern.
11. Finance. note.
12. noun.
13. number.

N

⁵

Symbol.

1. the 14th in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 90. Compare Roman numerals.
3. Chemistry.
   1. nitrogen ( def ).
   2. Avogadro's number ( def ).
4. Biochemistry. asparagine ( def ).
5. Mathematics. an indefinite, constant whole number, especially the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.
6. Chess. knight.
7. Printing. en.
8. Physics. neutron number ( def ).

n

⁶

Symbol.

1. Physics. neutron.
2. Optics. index of refraction.

'n

⁷

or 'n'

[ uhn ]

conjunction

, Informal.

1. a shortened form of and: Look 'n listen.

   Stop 'n save.

   Look 'n listen.

n-

⁸

Chemistry.

1. 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

1. variant of -an after a vowel:

   Virginian.

N.

¹⁰

abbreviation for

1. Nationalist.
2. Navy.
3. New.
4. Noon.
5. Chemistry. normal (strength solution).
6. Norse.
7. north.
8. northern.
9. Finance. note.
10. November.

n.

¹

abbreviation for

1. natus
2. neuter
3. new
4. nominative
5. noun

n

²

symbol for

1. neutron
2. optics index of refraction
3. nano-

N

³

symbol for

1. Alsokt chess knight
2. neper
3. neutral
4. newton(s)
5. chem nitrogen
6. North
7. Avogadro's number
8. noun

abbreviation for

1. Norway (international car registration)

n

⁴

/ ɛn /

determiner

1. an indefinite number (of)

   there are n objects in a box

n

⁵

/ ɛn /

noun

1. the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nail

n-

⁶

prefix

1. chem short for normal

Word History and Origins

Origin of N¹

From the Latin word nātus

Origin of N²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of N¹

(for sense 1) Latin: born