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nɪtnit
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Princeton's WordNet
nitnoun
a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
nitnoun
egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nitnoun
The egg of a louse, or small animal.
Etymology: hnitu , Saxon.
The whame, or burrel-fly, is vexatious to horses in summer, not by stinging them, but only by their bombylious noise, or tickling them in sticking their nits, or eggs, on the hair. William Derham, Physico Theol.
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nit
Nit is a unit of measurement for brightness, often used to specify the brightness of a television, smartphone, or computer display. One nit represents one candela per square meter. It is also commonly used as a term in the field of biology, referring to the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect.
Webster Dictionary
Nitnoun
the egg of a louse or other small insect
Etymology: [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz; cf. Gr. koni`s, koni`dos, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.]
Wikidata
Nit
Nits are a Dutch pop group, founded in 1974. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their line-up with the core of Henk Hofstede, Rob Kloet, drummer, Robert Jan Stips, keyboards. Their biggest hit in the Netherlands was "Nescio", a tribute to the Dutch author Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh. The major hit that brought the band to the attention of an international audience was "In the Dutch Mountains".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nit
nit, n. the egg of a louse or other small insect.—adj. Nit′ty, full of nits. [A.S. hnitu; Ger. niss.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of NIT in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of NIT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of NIT in a Sentence
It's hard to nit-pick but I didn't hit my driver as well. on the front nine as I would have liked so there are certainly things that I can improve on, but I feel like mentally I stayed tough and battled through and made some birdies even after hitting poor drives.
Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it.
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- صغبةArabic
- гнідаBelarusian
- гнидаBulgarian
- llémenaCatalan, Valencian
- hnidaCzech
- luseæg, fjols, kvajDanish
- NisseGerman
- κονίδαGreek
- pedikovo, pediklarvoEsperanto
- liendreSpanish
- bartzBasque
- بچه شپشPersian
- saivare, dille, saivarFinnish
- liseFijian
- nitraFaroese
- lenteFrench
- sneadhScottish Gaelic
- लीखHindi
- serkeHungarian
- անիծArmenian
- telur kutuIndonesian
- nitIcelandic
- lendineItalian
- 寄生虫の卵Japanese
- ტუტუცი, წილი, ტილის კვერცხი, სულელიGeorgian
- lēnsLatin
- rihaMāori
- гнидаMacedonian
- neetDutch
- gnettNorwegian
- gnidaPolish
- lêndeaPortuguese
- lindinăRomanian
- нит, дебил, гнидаRussian
- gnjida, гњидаSerbo-Croatian
- hnidaSlovak
- gnjidaSlovene
- thëriAlbanian
- gnetSwedish
- เล็นThai
- lisaTagalog
- sirkeTurkish
- гнидаUkrainian
- trứng rận, trứng chấyVietnamese
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