nit
1the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
the young of such an insect.
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a unit of luminous intensity equal to one candela per square meter. Abbreviation: nt
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How to use nit in a sentence
With a QLED panel and 2,048 local dimming zones, it offers one of the brightest displays you’ll find—2,000 NITs of bold projection.
For reference, the iPhone 13 screen averages 800 nits and maxes out at 1,200 nits, so the MacBook Pro is noticeably brighter.
MacBook Air vs. Pro: Which Apple laptop is right for you? | Stan Horaczek | February 11, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe 32-inch BenQ EW3270U, one of the few 4K monitors available at this price point, maxes out at a merely acceptable 60Hz and 300 nits.
The best cheap gaming monitors play above their price | Eric Frederiksen | December 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYou don’t really need to truly understand what a nit is, just know that these levels are extremely bright so you’ll have no problem working in bright areas.
The new MacBook Pro is everything you missed about Apple’s best laptop | Stan Horaczek | October 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceLast week, the luxury fashion label launched the 2nd drop from its Spring capsule featuring silks, nits, and color blocking dresses.
I would hope that more people—especially editors—would be nit-pickers!
Female Journalist Gets Rape Threats Over Comic Book Criticism | Tauriq Moosa | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome people turn nit into “night,” and the sol is solar, though it may be “salt” in Russian.
The Collector: Rebecca Solnit on Textual Pleasure, Punk, and More | Lauren Elkin | July 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, they have unleashed a storm of nit-picking and vilification.
Niall Ferguson Defends Newsweek Cover: Correct This, Bloggers | Niall Ferguson | August 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEven after logging countless hours nit-picking her work, there is no one I'd rather spend time with.
If we had the sense of a Venusian water nit, we'd blast out of here so quick our tail fumes'd take off with us!
Star Born | Andre NortonEppes as glatt knn es nit sein, glatt as denn nemmt mn un' mn kummt?
Un' as werd wieder der igener Gepilder, ws frher; Alle lufen un' me wisst nit wuhin.
Die ugen kucken in offenem Korben-minche, nor see sehn die Wrter nit.
Nor sie kuckt trucken, wie varstinert, in ihr Ssider; nit sie wint, nit sie dawent.
British Dictionary definitions for nit (1 of 5)
/ (nɪt) /
the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair
the larva of a louse or similar insect
Origin of nit
1British Dictionary definitions for nit (2 of 5)
/ (nɪt) /
a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre
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2British Dictionary definitions for nit (3 of 5)
/ (nɪt) /
informal, mainly British short for nitwit
British Dictionary definitions for nit (4 of 5)
/ (nɪt) /
a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits: Also called: nepit
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4British Dictionary definitions for nit (5 of 5)
/ (nɪt) /
keep nit Australian informal to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
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