12-letter words starting with n
- n hemisphere — that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
- nai register — (in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians, compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
- nail varnish — nail polish.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- naked street — a traffic-management strategy pioneered in the Netherlands in which all distinctions between pavements and roads are removed. Each road user is given equal priority, thereby ensuring that motorists have to slow down and drive more carefully
- nakhon sawan — a city in W central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.
- name capture — (reduction) In beta reduction, when a term containing a free occurrence of a variable v is substituted into another term where v is bound the free v becomes spuriously bound or "captured". E.g. (\ x . \ y . x y) y --> \ y . y y (WRONG) This problem arises because two distinct variables have the same name. The most common solution is to rename the bound variable using alpha conversion: (\ x . \ y' . x y') y --> \ y' . y y' Another solution is to use de Bruijn notation. Note that the argument expression, y, contained a free variable. The whole expression above must therefore be notionally contained within the body of some lambda abstraction which binds y. If we never reduce inside the body of a lambda abstraction (as in reduction to weak head normal form) then name capture cannot occur.
- name the day — to choose the day for one's wedding
- name-calling — the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
- namelessness — The state or quality of being nameless.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nand circuit — Computers. a circuit that is energized when any one of its inputs is not energized.
- nanga parbat — a mountain in NW Kashmir, in the Himalayas. 26,660 feet (8125 meters).
- nankeen lily — a lily, Lilium testaceum, having drooping, fragrant, pink-tinged, yellowish or apricot-colored flowers with recurved petals.
- nannofossils — Plural form of nannofossil.
- nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
- nanocrystals — Plural form of nanocrystal.
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- nanoplankton — nannoplankton.
- napier grass — a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
- napoleon iii — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- nappy valley — a residential area that is regarded as suitable for families with young children
- narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
- narco-dollar — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- narcodollars — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- narcological — Relating to narcology.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- narcotically — In a narcotic manner.
- narcotraffic — Traffic in narcotics.
- narragansett — a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.
- narrow gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- nasal concha — turbinate (def 4).
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- nasalization — (phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth.
- nasolacrimal — of or relating to the lacrimal structures and the nose.
- nasolacrymal — relating to the tear duct
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- natal orange — a spiny shrub, Strychnos spinosa, of the logania family, of central and southern Africa, having yellowish-white flowers and edible, berrylike, yellow fruit.
- natchitoches — a city in NW Louisiana.
- nation-state — a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality.
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nationalisms — Plural form of nationalism.
- nationalists — Plural form of nationalist.
- nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
- nationalizer — One who, or that which, nationalizes.
- nationalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nationalize.
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