Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

    Ny

    нюnju, ниni

    the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet

  2. (countable, uncountable)A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I think I like this Nu Gaze musical genre.

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  2. The Esperanto word "nu" isn't entirely synonymous with the Yiddish word.

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  3. Kid Rock is a nu-metal musician turned country rock musician.

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  4. Jiang Feng's servant hired the twelve zodiac animals to kill Jiang Feng. They ambushed Jiang Feng and his wife, Yue Nu.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν:

Origin

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

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Forms

plural: nus
Singularnu
Pluralnus

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nu — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto