N 1The symbol for nitrogen.N 2abbr.1. Printing en2. knight (chess)3. needs improvement4. newton5. nominative6. N Chemistry normality7. a. northb. northern’n’ or ‘nconj. Informal And: mac ‘n’ cheese.n 1 or N (?n)n. pl. n’s or N’s also ns or Ns 1. The 14th letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter n.3. The 14th in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter N.5. An unspecified number or variable, usually an integer.6. Biology The haploid number of chromosomes.n 2abbr.1. Grammar neuter2. neutron3. n Chemistry normalAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.n (?n) or Nn, pl n’s, N’s or Ns1. (Linguistics) the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nailn symbol for 1. (General Physics) neutron 2. (General Physics) optics index of refraction 3. nano- n (?n) determineran indefinite number (of): there are n objects in a box. N symbol for 1. (Chess & Draughts) chess Also: kt knight 2. (Units) neper 3. neutral 4. (General Physics) newton(s) 5. (Chemistry) chem nitrogen 6. (Physical Geography) North 7. (Chemistry) Avogadro’s number 8. (Grammar) noun abbreviation for (Automotive Engineering) Norway (international car registration) ‘n’ (?n) conj an informal variant of andCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014N, n (?n) n., pl. Ns N’s, ns n’s. 1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an N. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter N or n. ‘n or ‘n’ (?n) conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Look ‘n listen. N 1. north. 2. northern. N Symbol. 1. the 14th in order or in a series. 2. nitrogen. 3. asparagine. 4. an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve. 5. Print. en. 6. Avogadro’s number. n Symbol. 1. Physics. neutron. 2. Optics. index of refraction. n. 1. name. 2. born. [
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N.abbr. Norsen.abbr.1. Latin natus (born)2. Business net3. nounAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.n. abbreviation for 1. natus 2. neuter 3. new 4. (Grammar) nominative 5. (Grammar) noun [(for sense 1) Latin: born]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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fac·to·ri·al (f?k-tôr??-?l)n. The product of all the positive integers from 1 to a given number: 4 factorial, usually written 4!, is equal to 24 (1 × 2 × 3 × 4 = 24).adj. Of or relating to a factor or factorial.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.factorial (fæk?t??r??l) mathsn (Mathematics) the product of all the positive integers from one up to and including a given integer. Factorial zero is assigned the value of one: factorial four is 1 × 2 × 3 × 4. Symbol: n!, where n is the given integeradj (Mathematics) of or involving factorials or factors fac?torially advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fac?to?ri?al (fæk?t?r i ?l, -?to?r-) n. 1. the product of a given positive integer multiplied by all lesser positive integers: The quantity four factorial (4!) = 4 ? 3 ? 2 ? 1 = 24.Symbol: n!, where n is the given integer. adj. 2. of or pertaining to factors or factorials. 3. of or pertaining to a factor or a factory. [1810?20] fac?to?ri?al?ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.fac·to·ri·al (f?k-tôr??-?l) The product of all of the positive integers from 1 to a given positive integer. It is written as the given integer followed by an exclamation point. For example, the factorial of 4 (written 4!) is 1 × 2 × 3 × 4, or 24.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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N 1The symbol for nitrogen.N 2abbr.1. Printing en2. knight (chess)3. needs improvement4. newton5. nominative6. N Chemistry normality7. a. northb. northern’n’ or ‘nconj. Informal And: mac ‘n’ cheese.n 1 or N (?n)n. pl. n’s or N’s also ns or Ns 1. The 14th letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter n.3. The 14th in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter N.5. An unspecified number or variable, usually an integer.6. Biology The haploid number of chromosomes.n 2abbr.1. Grammar neuter2. neutron3. n Chemistry normalAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.n (?n) or Nn, pl n’s, N’s or Ns1. (Linguistics) the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nailn symbol for 1. (General Physics) neutron 2. (General Physics) optics index of refraction 3. nano- n (?n) determineran indefinite number (of): there are n objects in a box. N symbol for 1. (Chess & Draughts) chess Also: kt knight 2. (Units) neper 3. neutral 4. (General Physics) newton(s) 5. (Chemistry) chem nitrogen 6. (Physical Geography) North 7. (Chemistry) Avogadro’s number 8. (Grammar) noun abbreviation for (Automotive Engineering) Norway (international car registration) ‘n’ (?n) conj an informal variant of andCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014N, n (?n) n., pl. Ns N’s, ns n’s. 1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an N. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter N or n. ‘n or ‘n’ (?n) conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Look ‘n listen. N 1. north. 2. northern. N Symbol. 1. the 14th in order or in a series. 2. nitrogen. 3. asparagine. 4. an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve. 5. Print. en. 6. Avogadro’s number. n Symbol. 1. Physics. neutron. 2. Optics. index of refraction. n. 1. name. 2. born. [
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N 1The symbol for nitrogen.N 2abbr.1. Printing en2. knight (chess)3. needs improvement4. newton5. nominative6. N Chemistry normality7. a. northb. northern’n’ or ‘nconj. Informal And: mac ‘n’ cheese.n 1 or N (?n)n. pl. n’s or N’s also ns or Ns 1. The 14th letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter n.3. The 14th in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter N.5. An unspecified number or variable, usually an integer.6. Biology The haploid number of chromosomes.n 2abbr.1. Grammar neuter2. neutron3. n Chemistry normalAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.n (?n) or Nn, pl n’s, N’s or Ns1. (Linguistics) the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nailn symbol for 1. (General Physics) neutron 2. (General Physics) optics index of refraction 3. nano- n (?n) determineran indefinite number (of): there are n objects in a box. N symbol for 1. (Chess & Draughts) chess Also: kt knight 2. (Units) neper 3. neutral 4. (General Physics) newton(s) 5. (Chemistry) chem nitrogen 6. (Physical Geography) North 7. (Chemistry) Avogadro’s number 8. (Grammar) noun abbreviation for (Automotive Engineering) Norway (international car registration) ‘n’ (?n) conj an informal variant of andCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014N, n (?n) n., pl. Ns N’s, ns n’s. 1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an N. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter N or n. ‘n or ‘n’ (?n) conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Look ‘n listen. N 1. north. 2. northern. N Symbol. 1. the 14th in order or in a series. 2. nitrogen. 3. asparagine. 4. an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve. 5. Print. en. 6. Avogadro’s number. n Symbol. 1. Physics. neutron. 2. Optics. index of refraction. n. 1. name. 2. born. [
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-en 1suff.1. a. To cause to be: cheapen.b. To become: redden.2. a. To cause to have: hearten.b. To come to have: lengthen.[Middle English -enen, -nen, from Old English -nian.]-en 2suff. Made of; resembling: earthen.[Middle English, from Old English.]-en 3suff. Used to form the past participle of many irregular verbs: broken, taken.[Middle English, from Old English.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-en suffix forming verbs cause to be; become; cause to have: blacken; heighten. [Old English -n-, as in fæst-n-ian to fasten, of common Germanic origin; compare Icelandic fastna]-en suffix forming adjectives of; made of; resembling: ashen; earthen; wooden. [Old English -en; related to Gothic -eins, Latin -?nus -ine1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014en (?n) n. 1. the letter N, n. 2. a space that is half the width of an em. en-1 , a prefix forming verbs that have the general sense ?to cause (a person or thing) to be in? the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, ?to confine in or place on? (entomb); ?to cause to be in? (enrich; enslave; entrust); ?to restrict,? typically with the additional sense ?on all sides, completely? (encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield). Also, before labial consonants, em-. Compare be-, in-2. [Middle English