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English noun: N

1. N (substance) a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues


Synonymsatomic number 7, nitrogen


Broader (hypernym)chemical element, element, gas


Narrower (hyponym)azote, liquid nitrogen


Substance meronymair

2. N the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees


Synonymsdue north, north, northward


Broader (hypernym)cardinal compass point

3. N (quantity) a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes


Synonymsnewton


Broader (hypernym)force unit


Part holonymdyne


Part meronymsthene

4. N (quantity) (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter


Synonymsnormality


Broader (hypernym)relative quantity


Domain categorysolution

5. N (communication) the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet


Broader (hypernym)alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet


Member meronymLatin alphabet, Roman alphabet









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