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

For extra credit, you looked at a broader version of the puzzle, in which each town had anywhere from one to N players, rather than just one to five.

From FiveThirtyEight

Given the fact that there were N students, there must have been at least two who were in the correct position relative to each other.

From FiveThirtyEight

Rhodes observed that every one of the N graduates — all except Val, the valedictorian — was standing in the wrong place.

From FiveThirtyEight

Furthermore, this value of N guaranteed that at least two students were in the correct position relative to each other.

From FiveThirtyEight

For extra credit, you were asked to find a general solution, the number of unique stacks given N rings.

From FiveThirtyEight

Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.

From The Daily Beast

Despite all the gun talk in “Hot N—,” everyone wanted a piece of him and his magic.

From The Daily Beast

And people were going crazy until the movie hit and it was ‘n---a’ 110 times on Christmas.

From The Daily Beast

I harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge.

From The Daily Beast

The show, Bell Hooks argued in Black Looks: Race and Representation, “represents wom[e]n as the object of a phallocentric gaze.”

From The Daily Beast

M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.

From Project Gutenberg

Il n'y eut celuy de nous qui ne jugeast tel metheore prodigieux.

From Project Gutenberg

The right reading is They ne sholde have (They ne being read as They n').

From Project Gutenberg

Both the others pass through N, and show money circulating twice out of bank.

From Project Gutenberg

Et cert diu inter hos populos tant auctoritatis Sagamus n fuit.

From Project Gutenberg