nu
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/njuː/
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/njuː/ · /nu/ · /nu/(US)
Definition of nu
15 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
- (countable, uncountable)A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
intj
- (Jewish)An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
- (Jewish)Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)
adj
- new
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of nonunion.
name
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Nunavut: a territory of Canada.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Nuoro: a city in Sardinia, Italy.
- (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National University.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of University of Nebraska.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of natural uranium.
- (Egyptian)The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Numbers (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible).
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
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