ns

¹

or nsec

1. nanosecond; nanoseconds.

Ns

²

1. Meteorology. nimbostratus.

NS

³

abbreviation for

1. not sufficient (funds).
2. Nova Scotia, Canada (approved for postal use).
3. nuclear ship.

n/s

⁴

1. not sufficient.

n.s.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. not specified.

N.S.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. New Style.
2. Nova Scotia.

NS

¹

abbreviation for

1. New Style (method of reckoning dates)
2. not sufficient or not satisfactory
3. (esp in postal addresses) Nova Scotia
4. nuclear ship

ns

²

abbreviation for

1. new series
2. not specified

N/S

³

abbreviation for

1. non-smoker: used in lonely hearts columns and personal advertisements

Example Sentences

They'd used JS-JZ and NS-NZ recently, so they looked at some OA-OF words and picked Odyssey.

From The Daily Beast

Africom had been assigned three two-letter ranges to choose from: JS through JZ, NS through NZ, and OA through OF.

From The Daily Beast

NS: some can and some can't in some area is easier but it's generally difficult as they try to cut them alah o akbar still on.

From The Daily Beast

NS: still as usual same system Me: Can anyone even watch CNN or BBC Persian or VOA?

From The Daily Beast

NS: we do feel sad feeling kind of sad... Me: Is it all over?

From The Daily Beast

From this nes came, naturally enough, the old northern naos or ns, whence the Dan.

From Project Gutenberg

Rang′ers, a body of mounted troops: a name sometimes taken by clubs of football players, &c.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Rick′ers, the stems of young trees cut up for spars, &c.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

For Heav'ns sake, don't make your self so irrecoverably rediculous.

From Project Gutenberg

I've heard of railro'd engineers and sea-capt'ns losin' their nerve.

From Project Gutenberg