Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun n

5 senses of n

Sense 1
nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 -- (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)
       => chemical element, element -- (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
       => gas -- (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Sense 2
north, due north, northward, N -- (the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 3
newton, N -- (a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes)
       => force unit -- (a unit of measurement of physical force)

Sense 4
normality, N -- ((of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter)
       => relative quantity -- (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Sense 5
N, n -- (the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")