N

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'N', 'n': /ˈɛn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA'N', 'n': /ɛn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'N', 'n': (en)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
N symbol for
  1. Also: kt knight
  2. newton(s)
  3. nitrogen
  4. North
  5. noun
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
N, n /ɛn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. Ns or N's, ns or n's. 
  1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

N,  an abbreviation of:
  1. Geographynorth.
  2. Chemistrynorthern.

N.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. Geographynorth.
  2. northern.
  3. November.

n.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. name.
  2. Grammarneuter.
  3. new.
  4. Geographynorth.
  5. northern.
  6. Grammarnoun.
  7. number.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
N, n  (en),USA pronunciation n., pl. N's or Ns, n's or ns. 
  1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter N or n, as in now, dinner, son, etc.
  3. something having the shape of an &sanserif;N.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter N or n.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter N or n.

'n  (ən),USA pronunciation conj. [Pron. Spelling.]
  1. and:Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen.
Also, 'n'. 
N, 
    1. Physicsnewton;
      newtons.
    2. Geographynorth.
    3. Chemistrynorthern.

N,  Symbol.
  1. the 14th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 13th.
  2. (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 90. Cf. Roman numerals. 
  3. [Chem.]nitrogen.
  4. Biochemistryasparagine.
  5. [Math.]an indefinite, constant whole number, esp. the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.
  6. [Chess.]knight.
  7. [Print.]en.
  8. ChemistrySee Avogadro's number. 
  9. See neutron number. 

n,  Symbol.
  1. [Physics.]neutron.
  2. [Optics.]See index of refraction. 

n-, [Chem.]
  1. an abbreviated form of normal, used in the names of hydrocarbon compounds that have a normal or straight chain of carbon atoms:n-3 fatty acid.

-n, 
  1. var. of -an after a vowel:Virginian.

N., 
    1. GovernmentNationalist.
    2. MilitaryNavy.
    3. New.
    4. Noon.
    5. Chemistrynormal (strength solution).
    6. Norse.
    7. Geographynorth.
    8. northern.
    9. Business[Finance.]note.
    10. November.

n., 
    1. name.
    2. born. [ L nātus]
    3. nephew.
    4. Business[Com.]net.
    5. Grammarneuter.
    6. new.
    7. Grammarnominative.
    8. noon.
    9. Chemistrynormal (strength solution).
    10. Geographynorth.
    11. northern.
    12. Business[Finance.]note.
    13. Grammarnoun.
    14. number.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
n, N /ɛn/ n ( pl n's, N's, Ns)
  1. the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nail
n symbol for
  1. neutron
  2. index of refraction
  3. nano-
n /ɛn/ determiner
  1. an indefinite number (of): there are n objects in a box
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
n. abbreviation for
  1. neuter
  2. new
  3. nominative
  4. noun
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'N' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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