n
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
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,886 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,717 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 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 also: nitrogen, atomic number 7
- the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees also: north, due north, northward
- 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 also: newton
- (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter also: normality
- the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
n in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I am from Springfield, Ill.; my wife lives at 716 N.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 2
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Den--den--he seem to feel someth' n c-o-l-d, right down 'most agin his head!
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Muddy Pond at N. E. section, well stocked with horn pouts, eels, and shiners.
Elsie Venner · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 3
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By Rev Mr Upham, Mr Lewis Plum, of Newark, N.J., to Miss Eliza P. Lemon, of this town.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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Hon. Horace Greeley: Dear Sir: I have just read yours of the 19th, addressed to myself through the N. Y.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 3