the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n
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nu1
(no̅o̅, nyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
nu2 (no̅o̅),USA pronunciation interj.
Nu (no̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
- Linguisticsthe 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (N, ν).
- Linguisticsthe consonant sound represented by this letter.
- Semitic; compare nun2
- Greek nû
- 1885–90
nu2 (no̅o̅),USA pronunciation interj.
- well? so? so what?
- Yiddish; cognate with Old High German, Middle High German nū (adverb, adverbial and conj.), German nu (dialect, dialectal and colloquial) well! well now! See now
- 1890–95
Nu (no̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
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U ( uː ), original name Thakin Nu. 1907–95, Burmese statesman and writer; prime minister (1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62). He attempted to establish parliamentary democracy, but was ousted (1962) by Ne Win
'nu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Nubian Desert
- Nubian goat
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
- benzene ring
- cardinal number
- condensation nucleus
- genu valgum
- gnu
- hoochinoo
- inconnu
- iron maiden
- now
- nuance
- nuclear cross section
- nuclear emulsion
- nuclear energy
- nuclear family
- nuclear fission
- nuclear fuel
- nuclear fusion
- nuclear isomer
- nuclear isomerism
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- nuclear magneton
- nuclear medicine
- nuclear membrane
- nuclear physics
- nuclear power
- nuclear radiation
- nuclear reaction
- nuclear reactor
- nuclear warhead
- nuclear waste
- nuclear weapon
- nuclear winter
- nuclearism
- nuclearize
- nucleate
- nucleolated
- nucleon
- nucleoplasm
- nucleus counter
- nudicaul
- nuisance