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• ns
  ns

  nanosecond; nanoseconds.
• Ns
  Ns

  nimbostratus.
• NS
  NS

  abbreviation

  not sufficient (funds).
• n/s
  n/s

  not sufficient.
• n.s.
  n.s.

  abbreviation

  not specified.
• N.S.
  N.S.

  abbreviation

  New Style.
• N/S
  N/S

  abbreviation

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

ns

¹ American  

Or nsec

1. nanosecond; nanoseconds.

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Ns ² American  

1. Meteorology. nimbostratus.

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NS ³ American  

abbreviation

1. not sufficient (funds).

2. Nova Scotia, Canada (approved for postal use).

3. nuclear ship.

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n/s ⁴ American  

1. not sufficient.

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n.s. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. not specified.

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N.S. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. New Style.

2. Nova Scotia.

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NS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. New Style (method of reckoning dates)

2. not sufficient or not satisfactory

3. (esp in postal addresses) Nova Scotia

4. nuclear ship

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ns ² British  

abbreviation

1. new series

2. not specified

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N/S ³ British  

abbreviation

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

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