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

Example Sentences

In the process it acquired a new neuraminidase, the N in H5N1 and the protein the virus uses to detach new virus particles from the cell that produced them.

From Science Magazine

Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose is moving on from a lawsuit that accused him last year of sexually assaulting a model in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times

Axl Rose has been sued by a former model who alleges that the Guns N’ Roses singer sexually assaulted her at a New York City hotel in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times

This Dec. 5 to 8 in Hollywood, these dreams may become a reality, as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp presents the third installment of the Women’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, featuring guitarists Wilson from Heart, Ford from the Runaways, and Sheila E., among many others.

From Los Angeles Times

Musical director for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camps, and guitarist for ‘80s rock band Vixen, Britt Lightning said that it was her initial concept to get an all women’s rock camp going in 2022. “I had the idea for an all women’s rock camp, because I noticed at all the camps I was doing there were five or less women musicians,” Lightning said.

From Los Angeles Times