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Syllabification: (N)
Pronunciation: /en/

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Definition of N

abbreviation

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

symbol

  • the chemical element nitrogen.

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Definition of N in the British & World English dictionary