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Pronunciation: /ɛn/
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Definition of N

abbreviation

  • (used in recording moves in chess) knight:17.Na4?
    [representing the pronunciation of kn-, since the initial letter k- represents 'king']
  • (on a gear lever) neutral.
  • (chiefly in place names) New:N Zealand
  • Physics newton(s).
  • Chemistry (with reference to solutions) normal: the pH was adjusted to 7.0 with 1 N HCl
  • North or Northern:78° N N Ireland
  • Norway (international vehicle registration).
  • nuclear: the N bomb

symbol

  • the chemical element nitrogen.

N in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of N in the US English dictionary