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Nonillion (no-nil'li-on), n. [L. nonus, nine, and E. million.] The number produced by involving a million to the ninth power; a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed; or, according to the French system of numeration, a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. Non-importation (non-im'port-ā”shon), n. Want or failure of importation; a not importing goods.

Non-importing (non-im-port'ing), a. Not bringing from foreign countries; as, a nonimporting city.

Non-inhabitant (non-in-habit-ant), n. One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner.

Non-intervention (non-in'tèr-ven"shon), n. The act or habit of not intervening or not interfering; specifically, the term given to a system of policy of not interfering in foreign politics excepting where a country's own interests are distinctly involved. Non-intrusion (non-in-tro'zhon), n. The principles of the Non-intrusionists. Non-intrusionist (non-in-trozhon-ist), n. In the Church of Scotland, one who was opposed to the forcible intrusion of unacceptable clergymen upon objecting congregations. The Non-intrusionists as a party left the Church at the Disruption of 1843, founding the Free Church. See DISRUPTION. Nonionina (non'i-ō-ni"na), n. A genus of many-celled foraminifers found fossil in the chalk, tertiaries, and existing in the present

seas.

Non-issuable (non-ish'u-a-bl), a. Not capable of being issued; not admitting of issue being taken upon it.-Non-issuable plea, in law, a plea which does not raise an issue on the merits of the case. Wharton. Nonius (no'ni-us), n. [From a Portuguese of that name belonging to the sixteenth century, once credited with the invention.] Same as Vernier.

Non-joinder (non-join'dėr), n.

In law, a

plea in abatement for the non-joining of a person as co-defendant. Nonjurant (non-jur'ant), a. Nonjuring. Nonjuring (non-jūring), a. [L. non, not, and juro, to swear.] Not swearing allegiance: an epithet applied to the Jacobites or that party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to the government after the Revolution of 1688.

This objection was offered me by a very pious, learned, and worthy gentleman of the nonjuring party. Swift.

Nonjuror (non-jū’rėr), n. One who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the government and crown of England at the Revolution, when James II. abandoned the throne; a Jacobite.

The

Nonjurorism (non-jú'rêr-izm), n.
principles or practices of nonjurors.
Non-limitation (non-limit-a'shon), n.
Absence of limits; failure to limit.

Non liquet (non li'kwet), n. [L., it does not appear.] In law, a verdict given by a jury when a matter did not appear clear, and was to be deferred to another day of trial.

Non-luminous (non-lum'in-us), a. Not luminous; not accompanied by or not producing incandescence.

In this case we found that, with non-luminous heat, and even with water below the boiling point, the polarizing effect was evident. Whewell. Non-malignant (non-ma-lig'nant), a. Not having malignant properties, as an ulcer, a fever, &c.

Non-manufacturing (non-man'ū-fak”túring), a. Not carrying on manufactures; as, non-manufacturing states. Non-marrying (non-maʼri-ing), a. Not being disposed to marry; not matrimonially inclined. 'A_non-marrying man, as the slang goes. Kingsley. Non-member (non'mem-ber), n. Not a

member.

Non-membership (non'mem-ber-ship), n.
State of not being a member.
Non-metallic (non-me-tal'ik), a. Not con-
sisting of metal.

Non-natural (non-nat'ūr-al), n. That which is not natural; specifically, in med. a term formerly applied to certain things essential to animal life and health. See extract.

Under the absurd name of the non-naturals (nonnaturalia) the ancients included six things necessary to health, but which by accident or abuse often became the cause of disease, viz. air, aliment, exercise, excretions, sleep, and affections of the mind. These are now denominated hygienic agents. Percira. Non-natural (non- na'tür-al), a. Not natural; unnatural; strained or forced.

I refer to the doctrine there promulgated touching the subscription of religious articles in a non-natural Sir W. Hamilton.

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Chaucer.

Nonne, n. A nun. Non-necessity (non-ne-ses'i-ti), n. Absence of necessity; the state or quality of being unnecessary.

Non-nitrogenized (non-ni-troj'en-izd), a. Not containing nitrogen. See NITROGENIZED.

Nonny (non'i), n. A ninny; a simpleton. Goodrich.

Non-obedience (non-ō-be'di-ens), n. Neglect of obedience. Non-observance (non-ob-zėrv'ans), n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfil. Non obstante (non ob-stan ́te). [L.] Notwithstanding; in opposition to what has been stated or is to be stated or admitted; in law, a clause formerly frequent in statutes and letters patent importing a license from the king to do a thing which at common law might be lawfully done, but being restrained by act of parliament cannot be done without such license. A non obstante is now against law. -Non obstante verdicto, a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court for the plaintiff, notwithstanding the verdict for the defendant, or vice versa. Nonogenarian (non'ō-jen-ä"ri-an), n. Same as Nonagenarian. Worcester. Nonpareil (non-pa-rel'), n. [Fr. non, not or no, and pareil, equal.] 1. A person or thing of peerless excellence; a nonesuch. 'Tho' you were crowned the nonpareil of beauty.' Shak.-2. The specific name for a kind of apple, a kind of biscuit, and various other things.-3. A sort of small printing type, a little larger than ruby and smaller than minion: the type in which this is printed.

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Nonpareil (non-pa-rel'), a. Having no equal; peerless. The most nonpareil beauty of the world.' Whitlock. Non-payment (non-pa'ment), n. of payment; failure of payment. Non-performance (non-pèr-form'ans), n. A failure or neglect to perform.

They were justly charged with an actual non-performance of what the law requires. South. Non-placental (non-pla-sen'tal), a. Not having a placenta; aplacental, as the marsupials and monotremes. See APLACENTAL. Nonplus (non'plus), n. [L. non, not, and plus, more, further.] A state in which one is unable to proceed or decide; inability to say or do more; puzzle: usually in the phrase at a nonplus.

They are at a loss, and their understanding is per. fectly at a nonplus. Locke. Nonplus (non'plus), v. t. pret. & pp. nonplussed; ppr. nonplussing. To puzzle; to confound; to put to a stand; to stop by embarrassment.

That sin which is a pitch beyond all those must needs be such an one as must nonplus the devil himself to proceed farther. South.

Non-ponderosity (non-pon'dêr-os'i-ti), n.
Destitution of weight; levity.
Non-ponderous (non- pon' dèr- us), a.
Having no weight.

Non-preparation (non-prep'a-rā"shon), n. The state of being unprepared; want of preparation.

Non-presentation (non-pres'en-tā"shon), n. Failure or neglect of presentation. Non-production (non-pro-duk'shon), n. A failure to produce or exhibit. Non-professional (non-pro-fe'shon-al), a. Not belonging to a profession; not done by or proceeding from professional men. Non-proficiency (non-pro-fi ́shen-si), n. Failure to make progress. Non-proficient (non-pro-fl'shent), n. who has failed to improve or make progress in any study or pursuit. Bp. Hall. Non pros. (non pros), n. [L., abbrev. of nonprosequitur.] In law, a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when he does not appear to prosecute.

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Non pros. (non pros), v.t. To fail to prosecute; to let drop: said of a suit. Non prosequitur (non pro-se'kwit-ér). [L., he does not prosecute.] See NON PROS. Non-recurrent (non-re-ku'rent), a. Not occurring again.

Non-recurring (non-rē-ku'ring), a. Non

recurrent.

Non-regardance (non-re-gärd'ans), n. Want of due regard; slight; disregard. Shak.

Non-regent (non-re'jent), n. In English universities, a Master of Arts whose regency has ceased. Non-rendition (non-ren-di'shon), n. Neglect of rendition; failure or neglect to render what is due.

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Non-resemblance (non-re-zem'blans), n. Dissimilarity; unlikeness. Non-residence (non-rez'i-dens), n. Failure or neglect of residing where official duties require one to reside, or on one's own lands: residence by clergymen away from their

cures.

If the character of persons chosen into the Church had been regarded there would be fewer complaints of non-residence. Swift.

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Non-resident (non-rez'i-dent), a. residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a non-resident clergyman or landowner. Non-resident (non-rez'i-dent), n. One who does not reside on one's own lands or in the place where official duties require; a clergyman who lives away from his cure.

There are not ten clergymen in the kingdom who can be termed non-residents. Swift.

Non-resistance (non-rē-zist'ans), n. The omission of resistance; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, or usurpation without opposition.

The Church might be awed or cajoled into any practical acceptation of its favourite doctrine of non-resistance. C. Knight. Non-resistant (non-rē-zistʼant), a. Making no resistance to power or oppression; passively obedient.

Non-resistant (non-rē-zist'ant), n. 1. One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority even when unjustly exercised.-2. One who holds that violence should never be resisted by force. Non-resisting (non-re-zist'ing), a. Making no resistance; offering no obstruction; as, a non-resisting medium. Non-return (non-re-térn), n. A failure or neglect to return. The alarm of Sarah at her non-return.' Ld. Lytton.

Non- ruminant (non-ro'mi-nant), a. Not ruminating or chewing the cud; as, a nonruminant animal.

Non-sane (non-san), a. Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of non-sane memory. Blackstone.

Nonsense (non'sens), n. 1. No sense; that which is not sense; words or language which have no meaning, or which convey no just ideas; absurdity. 'Sense and nonsense.' Dryden. To make nonsense more pompous, and furbelow bad poetry with good printing.' Prior.-2. Trifles; things of no importance.

You sham stuff there is an end of you-you must pack off along with plenty of other nonsense. W. Black.

Having no 'Non

-Nonsense verses, verses made by taking any words which may occur without reference to forming any connected sense, a pleasing rhythm or a grotesque effect being all that is aimed at. Nonsensical (non-senʼsi-kal), a. sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish. sensical systems." Ray. Nonsensically (non-sen'si-kal-i), adv. In a nonsensical manner; absurdly; without meaning. 'Never was anything more nonsensically pleasant.' Sir R. L'Estrange. Nonsensicalness (non-sen'si-kal-nes), n. Jargon; absurdity; that which conveys no proper ideas.

Non-sensitive (non-sen'si-tiv), a. 1. Not sensitive; not keenly alive to impressions from external objects.-2.† Wanting sense or perception.

Non-sensitive (non-sen'si-tiv), n. One having no sense or perception. Feltham Non sequitur(non sek'wi-tér), n. [L., it does not follow.] In law or logic, an inference or conclusion which does not follow from the premises.

Non-sexual (non-seks'u-al), a. Destitute of sex; sexless; neuter.-Non-sexual reproduction, in physiol.reproduction without the contact of an ovum and a spermatozoid, that is, without the congress of the two sexes or of two individuals; asexual (which see).

Non-slaveholding (non-slav'hōld-ing), a. Not holding or possessing slaves; as, a nonslaveholding state.

Non-society (non-sō-si'e-ti), a. Not belonging to or connected with a society; specifically applied to a workman who is not a member of a trades-society or trades-union, or to an establishment in which such men are employed; as, a non-society man; a nonsociety workshop. Non-solution (non-so-lu'shon), n. Failure of solution or explanation, Non-solvency (non-sol'ven-si), n. Inability to pay debts. Swift.

Non-solvent (non-solvent), a. Not able to pay debts; insolvent.

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Non-solvent (non-sol'vent), n. An insolvent.

Non-sparing (non-spār′ing), a. Same as None-sparing.

Non-striated (non-stri'at-ed), a. Not striated.-Non-striated fibre, in anat. the fibre constituting the muscles ministering to the organic functions, in contradistinction to striated fibre, which ministers to the animal functions.

Non-submission (non-sub-miʼshon), n. Want of submission.

Non-submissive (non-sub-mis'iv), a. Not submissive.

Nonsuch (non'such). See NONESUCH. Nonsuit (non'sût), n. Stoppage of a suit at law. The judge orders a nonsuit when the plaintiff fails to make out a legal cause of action, or fails to support his pleadings by any evidence. Whether the evidence which he gives can be considered any evidence at all of a cause of action is a question of law for the judge. When the judge holds that there is no evidence he directs the plaintiff to be called, and the associate thrice calls the plaintiff to come into court or to lose his writ. If he does not answer he is nonsuited.

Nonsuit (non'sūt), v. t. In law, to subject to a nonsuit; to deprive of the benefit of a legal process, owing to failure to appear in court when called upon. The whole kingdom of Ireland, nonsuited in default of appearance.' Swift. See the noun. Nonsuit (non'süt), a. Nonsuited. 'The plaintiff must become nonsuit.' Dr. Tyng. Non-surety (non'shör-ti), n. Absence of surety; want of safety; insecurity. Non-tenuit (non-ten'u-it), n. [L., he did not hold] In law, an obsolete plea in bar to replevin, to avowry for arrears of rent, that the plaintiff did not hold in manner and form as the avowry alleged. Wharton. Non-tenure (non-ten'ur), n. In law, an obsolete plea in bar to a real action, by saying that he (the defendant) held not the land mentioned in the plaintiff's count or declaration, or at least some part thereof. Wharton.

Non-term (non'tèrm), n. In law, a vaca

tion between two terms of a court.

Nontronite (non'tron-it), n. Hydrated silicate of iron; a variety of chloropal occurring in small nodules, imbedded in an ore of manganese. It is found in France in the arondissement of Nontron, department of Dordogne.

Non-uniformist, Non-uniformitarian (non-u'ni-form-ist, non-u'ni-form-i-tā"ri-an), n. In geol. one who is not a uniformist or uniformitarian, but who believes that changes in the earth's surface were in former geological periods produced by cataclysms or causes more violent than those operating

now.

Nonuplet (non-u'plet), n. [L. nonus, the ninth, and plico, to fold.] In music, a group of nine notes to be performed in the time of eight or six.

Non-usance † (non-üz'ans), n. Neglect of use. Sir T. Browne.

Non-user (non-üz'ér), n. In law, (a) neglect of official duty; default of performing the duties and services required of an officer.

An office may be forfeited by misuser or non-user. Blackstone.

(b) Neglect or omission to use an easement or other right. Kent. Non-vernacular (non-vér-nak'ū-lér),a. Not vernacular; not idiomatic. 'A non-vernacular expression.' Sir W. Hamilton. Noodle (no'dl), n. [A form akin to noddy.] 1. A simpleton. [Colloq.]

The whole of these fallacies may be gathered together in a little oration which we will denominate the noodle's oration. Sidney Smith.

2. A strip of rolled dough, used in soup. E. H. Knight. Noodledom (nö'dl-dom), n. The region of simpletons; noodles or simpletons collectively. [Cant.]

Nook (nök), n. [Comp. Sc. neuk, Ir. niuc, a nook.] A corner; a narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a recess; a secluded retreat. This dark sequester'd nook.' Milton. The household nook, the haunt of all affections pure.' Keble. Safely in harbour

Is the king's ship, in the deep nook where once Thou called'st me up. Shak. Nook-shotten† (nök'shot-n), a. Having many nooks and corners; having a coast indented with gulfs, bays, firths, &c. "That nook-shotten isle of Albion.' Shak.

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Noölogical (nō-o-loj'ik-al), a. Pertaining to noology. Sir W. Hamilton. Noölogist (nō-ol'o-jist), n. One versed in noölogy.

Noölogy (nō-ol'o-ji), n. [Gr. noos, the mind, and logos, discourse.] The science of intellectual facts or phenomena.

In

Noon (non), n. [A. Sax. nôn, D. noen, from L. nona (hora), the ninth hour; originally 3 p.m., the time of eating the chief meal, but afterwards the term became applied to the mid-day hour, the chief meal being no doubt also shifted correspondingly. Dan. none is an afternoon meal, a collation.] 1. The middle of the day; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock. 2. The middle or culminating point of any course; the time of greatest brilliancy or power; the prime. In the very noon of that brilliant life.' Motley. 'Manhood's noon. Tennyson. Noon of night, midnight. Dryden; Byron.-Apparent or real noon, the time when the real sun, or the sun which appears, is on the meridian. It is opposed to mean noon. See MEAN. Noon (non), a. Meridional. Noonday (nön'dā), n. Mid-day; twelve o'clock in the day.

Young.

And yesterday the bird of night did sit Even at noonday upon the market-place. Shak. Noonday (nön'dā), a. Pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat. Nooning (nön'ing), n. Repose at noon; sometimes, repast at noon.

Is this more pleasant to you than the whirr
Of meadowlark, and its sweet roundelay,
Or twitter of fieldfares, as you take
Your nooning in the shade of bush and brake?
Longfellow.

Noonshun (nönʼshun), n. [See NUNCHEON.]
A light meal eaten at noon; a nuncheon.
Noonstead (nön'sted), n. The station of
the sun at noon.

Till now it nigh'd the noonstead of the day.
Drayton.

Noontide (nön'tid), n. [Noon, and tide, time; A. Sax. nontid.] The time of noon; midday.

Noontide (nön'tid), a. Pertaining to noon; meridional. 'Noontide repast.' Milton. Noops (nops), n. pl. The popular name for Rubus Chamomorus, or cloudberry. Noory, tn. [Fr. nourri, nourished.] A boy; a stripling.

And in her arms the naked noory strained Whereat the boy began to strive agood. Turberville. Noose (nös or nöz), n. [Probably from L. nodosus, knotty, from nodus, a knot; comp. Languedoc nous, a knot, from L. nodus (for gnodus), a knot, a word cog. with E. knot.] A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. Caught in mine own noose.' Beau. & Fl.

Where the hangman does dispose

To special friend the knot of noose. Hudibras. Noose (nöz), v.t. pret. & pp. noosed; ppr. noosing. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare. 'To noose and entrap us.' Dr. H. More. Nootka-dog (nöt'ka-dog), n. A large variety of dog domesticated by the natives of Nootka Sound. It is chiefly remarkable for its long wool-like hair, which when shorn off holds together like a fleece, and is made into garments.

Nopal (nō'pal), n. [Mexican nopalli.] A name of several cactaceous plants of the genera Nopalea and Opuntia. See NOPALEA, OPUNTIA.

Nopalea (nō-pā'lē-a), n. A genus of South American cactaceous plants, distinguished from Opuntia by its long stamens, including N. coccinellifera, the nopal or cochineal plant. It grows to the height of 8 or 10 feet, and is of a tree-like appearance. Plantations of it are made for rearing cochineal insects, in which the plants are arranged in lines and kept down to the height of 4 feet. See cut COCHINEAL-FIG. Nopalry, Nopalery (nō'pal-ri, no-pal'èr-i),

n.

A plantation of nopals for rearing cochineal insects. Such plantations often contain 50,000 plants. The cochineal plantations of Mexico are chiefly of Opuntia Tuna, but Nopalea coccinellifera is also cultivated for the same purpose.

Nope (nōp), n. A provincial name for the bullfinch. The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast, and the wren.' Drayton. No-popery (nō-pō'pėr-i), a. A term expressive of violent opposition to Roman Catholicism; as, a no-popery cry. Nopstert (nop'ster), n. [A. Sax. hnoppa, D. noppe, nap or flock of cloth, with fem.

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I nor spake nor stirred. Nor is frequently equivalent to and not, and in this sense does not always correspond to a foregoing negative.

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard. 1 Cor. ii. 9. The tale is long, nor have I heard it out. Addison. He drank one draught, nor needed more. Byron. Fowls clucked and strutted in the stables. Nor was it more retentive of its ancient state within. Dickens.

Noraghe (no-rä'gā), n. pl. Noraghi (nō-rä'ge). One of a certain class of monuments, probably sepulchral, very numerous in the island of Sardinia. They consist of circular or elliptical structures of the form of a truncated cone, to which access is given by a door situated to the south-east, and opening on a corridor which communicates with two ranges of chambers before reaching the central tower. Also written Nuraghe. Brande & Cox.

Norbertine (nor'bér-tin), n. Eccles. a member of the order of Pre-monstrants, from their founder St. Norbert. See PRE-MONSTRANT.

Nordhausen-acid (nord-houz'n-as'id), n. Brown fuming sulphuric acid, used as a solvent of indigo. It is so named from the place where it is manufactured. Norfolk - crag (nor-fok-krag'), n. In geol. an English tertiary formation belonging to the older pliocene, resting on the chalk and London clay. It consists of irregular beds of ferruginous sand-clay, mixed with marine shells and mastodon and elephant remains. Norfolk-Island Pine. A species of tree of the genus Araucaria (A. excelsa), nat. order Coniferæ, abounding on Norfolk Island and several other islands of the Pacific Ocean, where it attains a height of 200 feet or more,

Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria excelsa).

with a diameter of 10 or 11 feet, and forms a magnificent tree. The leaves are much shorter than in the araucarias proper, and but slightly flattened. Its timber is said to be valuable, being white, tough, and close-grained. It does not thrive in the open air in our climate, but grows remarkably well in conservatories. Some botanists

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place this tree with one or two others in a genus called Eutassa.

Noria (no'ri-a), n. [Sp.] An hydraulic machine used in Spain, Syria, Palestine, and other countries for raising water. It consists of a water-wheel with revolving buckets or earthen pitchers, like the Persian wheel, but its modes of construction and operation are various. These machines are generally worked by animal power, though in some countries they are driven by the current of a stream acting on floats or paddles attached to the rim of the wheel.

Norice,t n. [See NOURICE.] A nurse. Chau

cer.

Norie, n. [See NOORY.] A foster-child. Chaucer.

Norimon (nor'i-mon), n. A Japanese palanquin. Bayard Taylor.

Noriture, n.

Spenser.

Nurture; bringing up.

Norium (no'ri-um), n. The name given to an hypothetical metal supposed to be associated with zirconium in most, if not all, the minerals which contain the latter. Norland, Norlan' (nor'land, norlan), a. Northland; belonging to the north. Norland winds pipe down the sea.' Tennyson. [Old English and Scotch.]

Norm (norm), n. [L. norma, a carpenter's square, a rule.] 1. A rule; a pattern; a model; an authoritative standard.

This Church (the Roman) has established its own artificial norm, the standard measure of all science. Theodore Parker.

2. In physiol. a typical structural unit; a type.

Every living creature is formed in an egg and grows up according to a pattern and a mode of development common to its type, and of these embryonic norms there are but four. Agassiz

Norma (nor'ma), n. [L, a rule.] 1. A rule; a principle; a norm.

There is no uniformity, no norma, principle, or rule, perceivable in the distribution of the primeval natural agents through the universe. F. S. Mill. 2. A square for measuring right angles, used by carpenters, masons, and other artificers to make their work rectangular.-3. A pattern; a gauge; a templet; a model. E. H. Knight. 4. The Rule, a southern constellation, situated between Scorpio and Lupus. It contains twelve stars all below the fourth magnitude.

Normal (normal), a. [L. normalis, from norma, a square, a rule, whence also enormous.] 1. According to a rule, principle, or norm; obeying what is believed to be the established law; conforming with a certain type or standard; not abnormal; regular. The same normal condition of the parts of a flower.' Henslow.

The deviations from the normal type or decasyllable line would not justify us in concluding that it (rhythmical cadence) was disregarded. Hallam. 2. In geom. perpendicular: applied to a perpendicular line drawn to the tangent line of a curve, or the tangent plane of a surface at the point of contact. The section of a surface by a plane containing a normal drawn from any point is called the normal section at that point. - Normal school (from Fr. école normale, lit. a school that serves as a model), a school in which teachers are instructed in the principles of their profession and trained in the practice of it; a trainingcollege.

Normal (normal), n. In geom. a perpendicular; the straight line drawn from any point in a curve in its plane at right angles to the tangent at that point; or the straight line drawn from any point in a surface, at right angles to the tangent plane at that point.

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Normalcy (nor'mal-si), n. In geom. the state or fact of being normal. [Rare.] Normalization (normal-iz-a"shon), n. duction to the state of being normal; reduction to a standard or type. Normally (nor'mal-i), adv.

In a normal

manner or state; according to rule, standard, or type.

Normal-school (nor'mal-sköl), n. See under NORMAL.

Norman (nor'man), n. Naut. a short wooden bar to be thrust into a hole of the windlass, on which to fasten the cable; also, a bar fixed through the head of the rudder, and a pin fixed to confine the cable from falling off. Norman (nor'man), n. A Northman: a name given primarily to a Scandinavian, but now applied to a native or inhabitant of Normandy, which takes its name from a body

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of Scandinavians who settled here in the tenth century.

Norman (nor'man), a. Pertaining to Normandy, or the Normans; as, the Norman dialect.-Norman architecture, the roundarched style of architecture, a variety of the Romanesque, introduced at the Norman Conquest from France into Britain, where

Norman Doorway, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire.

it prevailed till the end of the twelfth century. The general character of this style is massive simplicity, with a certain degree of nobleness and grandeur. The more specific characteristics are: cruciform churches with apse and apsidal chapels, the tower ris

Norman Window, Steetley, Derbyshire.

ing from the intersection of nave and transept; vaults barrel-shaped, that of main body being of wood; the doorways, the glory of the style, deeply recessed, with highly decorated mouldings, sometimes continuous round jamb and arch, but more usually adorned with a series of shafts having their

Interlacing Arches, Norwich Cathedral.

capitals surmounted by a series of highly enriched mouldings; the windows small, round-headed, placed high in the wall, and opening with a wide splay inside; piers massive, generally cylindrical or octagonal, and sometimes enriched with shafts; capitals cushion-shaped, sometimes plain, more frequently enriched either with fanciful forms or by suggestions from the Corinthian and Ionic; buttresses broad, with but small projection, and used not for strength but for defining wall-spaces; walls frequently decorated by bands of arcades with single or interlacing arches. In course of time the style became much modified. The arches began to assume the pointed character; the vaults to be formed by the intersection of two subsidiary vaults at right angles; piers,

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walls, &c., less massive; short pyramidal spires crown the towers; and altogether the style assumes a more delicate and refined character, passing gradually into the Early English. In addition to ecclesiastical buildings, the Normans reared many castellated structures, the best remaining specimen of which is the White Tower or Keep of the Tower of London. - Norman - French, the language spoken by the Normans at the Conquest, and in which several formal proceedings of state are still carried on. It was the language of English legal procedure till the reign of Edward III. Normanize (nor'man-iz), v.t. To make Norman or like a Norman. 'It Normanized them.' Lord Lytton.

Norna, Norn (nor'na, norn), n. In Scand. myth. one of the three Fates, past, present, and future, whose decrees were irrevocable. They were represented as three young women, named respectively Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. There were numerous inferior Norns, each individual having one who determined his fate.

Near the fountain, which is under the ash, stands a very beauteous dwelling, out of which go three maidens, named Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. These maidens fix the lifetime of all men, and are called Norns. But there are indeed many other Nerns, for, when a man is born, there is a Norn to determine his fate. Some are known to be of heavenly origin, but others belong to the race of the elves and the dwarfs. Trans. Prose Edda.

Norroy (nor'oi), n. [North, and roy, king, north king.] The title of the third of the three English kings-at-arms, whose jurisdiction lies to the north of the Trent. Prouder by far than all the Garters, Norroys and Clarencieux.' Burke. See KING-AT-ARMS. Norse (nors), n. A name for the language of Norway.-Old Norse, the ancient language of Scandinavia, represented by the classical Icelandic and still with wonderful purity by modern Icelandic.

Norse (nors), a. Of or belonging to ancient Scandinavia or its language.

Norseman (nors'man), n. A native of ancient Scandinavia; a Northman.

Norte (nor'tā), n. [Sp. norte, the north, the north wind.] The name of certain violent gales from the north which prevail in the Gulf of Mexico from September to March. Called also Norther.

Nortelrie, tn. Nurture; education. Chau

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North (north), n. [A. Sax. north, Icel. northr, G. Sw. and Dan. nord, north. Origin unknown. The Fr. nord, Sp. It. Pg. norte, are of Teutonic origin.] 1. One of the cardinal points, being that point of the horizon which is directly opposite to the sun in the meridian, on the left hand when we stand with the face to the east; or it is that point of intersection of the horizon and meridian which is nearest our pole.-2. A region, tract, or country, or a part of a region, tract, or country lying opposite to the south, or situated nearer the north point than another point of reckoning.

More uneven and unwelcome news
Came from the north.

3. The north wind.

Shak.

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North-east (north-est'), a. Pertaining to the north-east; proceeding from or directed towards that point; north-eastern; as, a north-east wind; to hold a north-east course. -North-east passage, a passage for ships along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia to the Pacific Ocean. The first to make the complete voyage by this passage was the Swedish explorer Nordenskiöld, after it had been from time to time attempted in vain for upwards of three centuries. North-easter (north-est'er), n. 1. A wind from the north-east. 'Welcome, wild Northeaster!' Kingsley.-2. A name given to the silver shilling and sixpence of New England in the reign of Charles I., from their

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having the letters N. E. (New England) impressed on one of their sides. North-easterly (north-est ́ér-li),a. Towards or from the north-east; as, a north-easterly course; a north-easterly wind. North-eastern (north-est'èrn), a. Pertaining to or being in the north-east, or in a direction to the north-east; north-easterly. North-eastward (north-ĕst' werd), adv. Towards the north-east. Norther (north'ér), n. Naut. see NORTE. Northerliness (nor'THèr-li-nes), n. state of being northerly. Northerly (norther-li), a. 1. Pertaining to or being in or towards the north; northern. Those northerly nations. Drayton. 2. Proceeding from the north. 'Northerly and southerly winds.' Derham. Northerly (norтHèr-li), adv. Towards the north; as, to sail northerly.

The

Northern (nor'тHérn), a. 1. Pertaining to or being in the north; nearer to that point than to another point of reckoning or observation.

Like a streamer of the northern morn,
Seen where the moving isles of winter shock
By night with noises of the northern sea.

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Northwardly (north'wêrd-li), adv. In a northern direction.

Northwards (north'wėrdz), adv. Towards the north; northward. North-west (north-west), n. The point in the horizon equally distant between the north and west. North-west (north-west), a.

1. Pertaining

to or being in the point between the north and west; north-westerly.-2. Proceeding from the north-west; as, a north-west wind. -North-west passage, a passage for ships from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific by the northern coasts of the American conti

nent, long sought for, and at last discovered in 1850-1 by Sir R. M'Clure. The discovery is not one of practical utility, being merely the solution of a scientific problem. North-wester (north-west'èr), n. Tennyson. A wind or gale from the north-west. North-westerly (north-west'er-li), a. 1. Towards the north-west.-2. From the northwest; as, a north-westerly wind. North-western (north-west'èrn), a. 1. Pertaining to or being in the north-west, or in a direction to the north-west; as, a northwestern course.-2. North-westerly; from the north-west; as, a north-western gale. North-westward (north-west'wêrd), adv. Towards the north-west.

2. In a direction toward the north, or a point near it; as, to steer a northern course. 3. Proceeding from the north. 'The northern wind.' Shak.-Northern Crown, the Corona Borealis, a small and bright constellation near Hercules. -Northern diver. See DIVER.-Northern hemisphere, that half of the earth north of the equator.-Northern lights, the popular name of the aurora borealis-Northern signs, those signs of the zodiac that are on the north side of the equator, viz. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.

Northern (nor' THern), n. A native or inhabitant of the north, of a northern country, or northern part of a country. Hallam.

Northern-drift (nor'THèrn-drift), n. In geol. a name formerly given to boulder-clay of the pleistocene period, when its materials were supposed to have been brought by polar currents from the north. Northerner (nor'тHèrn-èr), n. A native of or resident in the northern part of any country, more specifically of a country divided into two distinct sections, a northern and a southern; as, the northerners and southerners of the United States.

I must say, as being myself a northerner, it is least where it ought to be largest. Gladstone.

Northernly + (nor'THèrn-li), adv. Toward the north. Hakewill.

Northernmost (nor'THèrn-mōst), a. Situated at the point furthest north. Edin. Rev.

Northing (north'ing), n. 1. The distance of a planet from the equator northward; north declination.-2. In navig, and surv. the difference of latitude northward from the last point of reckoning: opposed to southing. Northman (north'man), n. pl. Northmen. A name given to the inhabitants of the north of Europe, especially the ancient Scandinavians; whence Norman. Coleridge. Northmost (north'most),a. Situated farthest to the north; northernmost. Defoe. Northness (north'nes), n. The tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Faraday.

North-polar (north-pōl'èr), a. Pertaining to the north pole or regions near the north pole.

North Pole (north' pōl), n. 1. That point

of the heavens towards the north which is 90° every way distant from the equinoctial, or the upper extremity of the imaginary axis on which the celestial sphere is supposed to revolve.-2. The northern extremity of the earth's axis. See POLE. North-star (north'stär), n. The north polar star, the star a of the constellation Ursa Minor. It is close to the true pole, consequently never sets, and is therefore of great importance to navigators in the northern hemisphere.

Northumbrian (north-um'bri-an), a. Of or pertaining to Northumberland or its inhabitants.

Northumbrian (north-um'bri-an), n. A native or inhabitant of Northumberland. Northward (north'werd), adv. [A. Sax. northweard.] Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than the east and west points. "The fairest creature northward born.' Shak. Northward (north'wèrd), a. Toward the j, job;

ch, chain; ch, Sc. loch; g, go;

North-wind (north'wind), n. The wind that blows from the north. Driven by a keen north-wind.' Milton.

The

Norway-lobster (nor'wā-lob-stër), n. Nephrops norvegicus. See NEPHROPS. Norway-maple (nor'wa-ma-pl), n. A tree of the genus Acer, the A. platanoides, which grows to a great size, and has large leaves. It grows in Norway, and also in Germany, Switzerland, and the north of Poland. Its wood is held in great estimation, and its juice yields sugar by evaporation. Norway-spruce (nor'wa-spros), n. of the genus Abies, A. excelsa, which abounds in Norway, whence it is imported both as spars and as the white deal of that country. It is used for a great variety of purposes in building.

A tree

Norwegian (nor-we'ji-an), a. Belonging to Norway Norwegian haddock. See BERGYLT.-Norwegian stove, a wooden box, lined with felt, in which partially cooked food is placed, and is there thoroughly cooked by means of the already acquired heat, which is prevented from radiating by the felt lining.

Norwegian (nor-we'ji-an), n.
Norway.

A native of

Norweyan (nor-we'yan), a. [From Norway.] Norwegian. In the stout Norweyan ranks.' Shak.

Norwich-crag (nor'ij-krag), n. Same as Norfolk-crag.

Nose (noz), n. [A. Sax. nasu, nosu, næse, Icel. nös, Dan. næse, Sw. näsa, G. nase; cog. Pol. nos, Rus. nas, L. nasus (whence Fr. nez, It. naso), Skr. nâsâ, nasá-nose. Probably from the noises made through it; comp. neeze, sneeze, snore, Dan. snuse, to snuff. Ness, naze are the same word with a slightly different form and meaning.] 1. The prominent part of the face partly subservient to the sense of smell, partly forming a portion of the apparatus of respiration and voice, perforated by two similar passages called nostrils, which lead to the olfactory nerves or nerves of smell. In most of the lower animals the nose does not form a distinct and prominent feature as in man, but is merged in the general prolongation of the face and jaws. In man the nose serves to modulate the voice in speaking, and to discharge the tears which flow through the lachrymal ducts.

The wretched animal heaved forth such groans
That their discharge did stretch his leathern coat
Almost to bursting, and the big round tears
Coursed one another down his innocent nose
In piteous chase.
Shak.

2. The power of smelling; hence, scent; sagacity.

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Feremy Collier.

3. Something supposed to resemble a nose; as, (a) a pointed or tapering projection in front of an object; (b) a nozzle, as of a

h, Fr. ton; ng, sing; TH, then; th, thin;

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bellows, a pipe, a tuyere, &c.; (c) the beak or rostrum of a still; (d) the end of a mandrel on which the chuck of a lathe is secured. -To hold one's nose to the grindstone. See GRINDSTONE.-To put one's nose out of joint, to supplant, supersede, or mortify a person by excelling him.-To lead by the nose, to lead blindly.-Length of one's nose, as far as one can see at the first look. Carlyle.-To take pepper in the nose, to take offence. Optick Glasse of Humors.-To thrust one's nose into the affairs of others, to meddle officiously in other people's matters; to be a busybody. -To turn up the nose, to show contempt. 'To turn up his nose at his father's customers, and be a fine gentleman.' George Eliot.Under one's nose, under the immediate range of observation.-Nose of wax, a facile, flexible, yielding person. Burton.-To wipe another's nose, to cheat or cozen him. 'I've wiped the old men's noses of their money.' R. Bernard.

Nose (nōz), v. t. 1. To smell; to scent. 'You shall nose him as you go up the stairs.' Shak. 2. To face; to oppose to the face. Burke.3. To utter in a nasal manner; to twang through the nose. Cowley. -4. To touch with the nose. Lambs are glad

Nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. Nose (nōz), v.i. 1. To smell; to exercise the sense of smell.

Methinks I see one (an opossum) at this moment slowly and cautiously trudging over the melting snows by the side of an unfrequented pond, nosing as it goes for the fare its ravenous appetite prefers. Audubon.

2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one. Goodrich.-3.† To look big; to bluster; to behave insolently; to turn up the nose.

Adulterous Antony .
Gives his potent regiment to a trull
That noses it against us.

Shak.

Nosean (nō'zē-an), n. [From a German naturalist, Nose.] A mineral found chiefly in the eruptive rocks at Lake Laach, near Andernach. See ITTNERITE.

Nose-bag (nōz'bag), n. A bag having straps at its upper, open end, by which it may be fastened to a horse's head while he eats the contained provender.

Nose-band (noz'band), n. That part of a bridle which comes over a horse's nose, and is attached to the cheek-straps. A collapsible nose-band is a device to check runaway horses by stopping respiration. Called also Nose-piece.

Nose-bit (nōz'bit), n. In block-making, a bit similar to a gouge-bit, having a cutting edge on one side of its end.

Nosebleed (nōzblēd), n. 1. A hemorrhage or bleeding at the nose.-2. A plant (Achillea millefolium), yarrow; milfoil.

Nosed (nōzd), a. Having a nose; especially having a nose of a certain kind and mostly used in compounds; as in long-nosed. "The slaves are nosed like vultures.' Beau. & Fl.

Nosegay (nōz'gā), n. A bunch of flowers used to regale the sense of smelling; a bouquet; a posy. The nosegay in her breast.' Pope.

Nose-herbt (nōz'èrb), n. An herb fit for a nosegay; a flower. Shak. Noselt (nōz'l), n. nuzzle.

To nurse; to train; to

If any man nosel thee in any thing save in Christ, he is a false prophet. Tyndale. Noseless (nōz'les), a. Destitute of a nose.

Mangled Myrmidons, Noseless and handless, hackt and chipt, come to him. Shak.

Nose-painting (nōz'pänt-ing), n. Colouring the nose; making the nose red. Shak. 1. The nozzle of a Nose-piece (nōz'pēs), n. hose or pipe.-2. In optics, that which holds the object-glass of a microscope. Double, triple, or quadruple nose-pieces are sometimes attached to the nose of a microscope, and hold as many object-glasses of varying power, which are brought into requisition as required.-3. A nose-band (which see).4. A piece attached to the point of a helmet, and intended to protect the nose. Nose-ring (nōz'ring), n. 1. A ring of gold, copper, or other material, worn as an ornament by various savage tribes, and more particularly by the South Sea Íslanders.2. A ring for the nose of an animal, as a bull, a pig, &c.

Nose-smart (nōz'smärt), n. A plant, Nasturtium; cress.

Nosethirl, Nosethrill,+ n. Nostril. Chaucer; Spenser.

w, wig; wh, whig; zh, azure.-See KEY.

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nosokomeion,

an hospital,

from nosos, aa, Nosing.-Stairs and Buttress. disease, and

komeō, to take care of.] Relating to an hospital. Nosography (no-sog'ra-fi), n. [Gr. nosos, disease, and graphō, to write.] The science of the description of diseases. Nosological (nos-o-loj'ik-al), a. Pertaining to nosology, or a systematic classification of diseases.

Nosologist (nō-sol'o-jist), n. One versed in nosology; one who classifies diseases, arranges them in order, and gives them suitable names.

Nosology (no-solo-ji), n. [Gr. nosos, disease, and logos, discourse.] 1. A systematic arrangement or classification of diseases with names and definitions, according to the distinctive character of each class, order, genus, and species.-2. That branch of medical science which treats of the classification of diseases.

Nosonomy (nō-son'o-mi), n. The nomenclature of diseases. Dunglison.

Nosopoetic (nō'so-pō-et”ik), a. [Gr. nosos, disease, and poieō, to produce.] Producing diseases. [Rare.]

The qualities of the air are nosopoetic; that is, have a power of producing diseases. Arbuthnot.

Nosotaxy (nos'o-taks-i), n. [Gr. nosos, a disease, and taxis, an arrangement.] The distribution and classification of diseases. Dunglison.

Noss (nos), n. [A form of ness.] A promon

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Nostalgic (nos-tal'jik), a. Relating to nostalgia; home-sick.

Nostalgy (nos-tal'ji), n. Same as Nostalgia. Nostoc (nos'tok), n. [From the German name nostok, nostoch.] A genus of green-spored gelatinous algae, so nearly resembling the genus Collema that the species have been supposed to be merely barren lichens. They are frequent, especially in sandy soils, and immediately after rain in summer, and are vernacularly called witches' butter, fallen stars, &c. Many of the species are edible, the N. edule of China being a favourite ingredient in soup.

Nostochaceae, Nostochines (nos-tō-kā'sē-ē, nos-tō-ki'nē-ē), n. pl. A family of confervoid algae, of which the genus Nostoc is the type.

Nostomania (nos-tō-mā'ni-a), n. [Gr. nostos, return, and mania, madness.] Nostalgia, or a morbid desire to return to one's country, aggravated to madness.

Nostril (nos'tril), n. [O.E. nosethril, nosethirl, nosethurle, A.Sax. næsthyrl, nasthyrl, thyrl or thirel meaning a hole, whence thyrlian, to bore, to drill, the same word as thrill. See DRILL.] 1. One of the two apertures of the nose which give passage to air and to the secretions of the nose.2.† Acuteness; perception.

Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made a better choice. B. Jonson. Nostrum (nos'trum), n. [L. nostrum, ours, that is, a medicine belonging to us alone.] 1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine. Hence-2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack or charlatan in any department.

If the people are not taught sound doctrine upon the subject, they will fall a prey to the more violent and the more interested class of politicians, to the incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors, and the nostrums of quacks. Brougham.

Not (not), adv. [Older nat, contr. from naught, nought, and equivalent to ne aught: A. Sax. naht, noht, nawiht, lit. not a whit; Sc. nocht, not.] A word that expresses nega

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tion, denial, refusal, or prohibition; as, he will not go; will you remain? I will not. Contracted as in don't, won't, ain't, &c.

Hark how he swears, Tom. Nicely brought up young man, ain't he, I don't think. T. Hughes. -Not the less, not less on that account.Not the more, not more on that account. [The in these phrases is an old instrumental case. See NEVERTHELESS.]

So thick a drop-serene hath quenched their orbs,
Or dim suffusion veiled. Yet not the more
Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt.

Nott (not), a. Same as Nott.

Milton.

N'ot. For Ne Wot. 1. Know not; knows not; knew not. Chaucer.-2. Know or knew not how to; can or could not. Spenser. Notabilia (no-ta-bil'i-a), n. pl. Notable things; things worthy of notice. 1. The quality Notability (not-a-bil'i-ti), n. of being notable; notableness.-2. A remarkable or notable person or thing; a person of note.

Notable (not'a-bl), a. [Fr. notable, L. notabilis, from noto, to mark or note, from nota, a mark.] 1. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.

The success of these wars was too notable to be unknown to your ears. Sir P. Sidney.

2. Conspicuous; easily seen or observed; manifest; observable.

It is impossible but a man must have first passed this notable stage, and got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened, before he can arrive to the height of sin.

South.

3. Notorious; well or publicly known. 'A most notable coward, and infinite and endless liar.' Shak.-4. Excellent; clever in any sphere; as, a notable housekeeper. [Colloq.]

Notable (not'a-bl), n. A person or thing of note or distinction. In French hist. one of the nobles or notable men selected by the king to form a parliament or representative body (assembly of the notables), when the convening of the States General would have proved inconvenient to the despotism of the monarchy.

Notableness (nōt'a-bl-nes), n. The state or quality of being notable; remarkableness. Notably (not'a-bli), adv. 1. In a notable manner; memorably; remarkably; eminently.2. With show of consequence or importance. 'Mention Spain or Portugal and he talks very notably.' Addison. Notal (nō'tal), a. [Gr. nōtos, the back.] Belonging to the back; dorsal._Dunglison. Notalgia (no-tal'ji-a), n. [Gr. notos, the back, and algos, pain.] In pathol. pain in the back; irritation of the spine. Notandum (nō-tan'dum), n. pl. Notanda (nō-tan'da). [L.] A thing to be observed or noted.

Notar (no'tar), n. A notary. [Scotch.] Notarial (no-ta'ri-al), a. 1. Pertaining to a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.-2. Done or taken by a notary.-Notarial acts, those acts in the civil law which require to be done under the seal of a notary, and are admitted as evidence in foreign courts.-Notarial instruments, in Scots law, instruments of sasine, of resignation, of intimation, of an assignation, of premonition of protest, and the like, drawn up by a notary.

Notarially (nō-tāʼri-al-li), adv. In a notarial manner.

Notary (nō'ta-ri), n. [L. notarius, from notus, known, from nosco, to know.] 1. Primarily, a person employed to take notes of contracts, trials, and proceedings in courts among the Romans.-2. In modern usage, an officer authorized to attest contracts or writings, chiefly in mercantile matters, to make them authentic in a foreign country; who protests foreign bills of exchange, and inland bills and notes; and, in particular, to note the non-payment of an accepted bill. Often called a Notary Public. - Ecclesiastical notary, in the early church, an officer appointed to collect and preserve the acts of the martyrs.-Apostolical and imperial notary, a notary formerly appointed by the pope or an emperor to exercise his functions in a foreign country. Notate (no'tat), a. [L. notatus, pp. of noto, to mark.] In bot. marked with variously coloured spots or lines.

Notation (no-tā'shon), n. [L. notatio, from noto, to mark.] 1. The act or practice of noting; the art or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.-2. A system of signs or characters used in any art or science for expressing briefly facts con

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nected with that art or science, as in arithmetic and algebra, for expressing numbers and quantities. In the common or denary scale of notation employed in arithmetic every number is expressed by means of the ten digits, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,0, by giving each digit a local as well as its proper or natural value. The value of every digit increases in a tenfold proportion from the right towards the left; the distance of any figure from the right indicating the power of 10, and the digit itself the number of those powers intended to be expressed; thus 3464-3000+400+60 +4=3 x 10% +4 × 102+ 6 x 104. This scale of notation was introduced into Europe by the Arabs about the latter end of the tenth century. The Roman notation, which is still used in marking dates or numbering chapters, consists of seven characters, viz. I. one; V. five; X. ten; L. 50; C. 100; D. or Io. 500; M. 1000, sometimes expressed by Da. or CIɔ. In regard to expressing numbers by this notation, it may be observed that, as often as any character is repeated, so many times is its value repeated; a less character before a greater diminishes its value by the less quantity; and a less character after a greater increases its value by the less quantity. The ancient Greeks represented numbers by means of the letters of their alphabet, to which they added three obsolete characters.-Architectural notation, a method adopted of placing signs to figures when marking dimensions on drawings; as 'for feet," for inches, and "for parts, &c.-Chemical notation, a system of abbreviating and condensing statements of the chemical composition of bodies, and of their changes and transformations, by means of symbols. See FORMULA.Mathematical notation, a method of representing quantities and operations by symbols. See SYMBOL.-Musical notation, the mode or system by which musical thoughts are represented in writing, including all the signs, characters, figures, and arbitrary marks necessary to render such thoughts intelligible and expressive of the author's conceptions.-Numerical notation, in music, a method of representing musical sounds by numerals.-Tonic sol-fa notation. See TONIC SOL-FA.-3.† Etymological signification.

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Conscience is a Latin word, and according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge. South. Notch (noch), n. [The softened form of O.E. nock, a notch.] 1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation; in carp. a hollow cut in the face of a piece of timber, for the reception of another piece. And on the stick ten equal notches makes.' Swift. 2. What resembles such a cutting; an opening or narrow passage through a mountain or hill.

They landed, and struck through the wilderness to a gap or notch of the mountains. Irving. -Out of all notch, out of all bounds. Lyly. Notch (noch), v. t. 1. To cut a notch or notches in; to nick; to indent; as, to notch a stick. 'Before Corioli he scotched him and notched him like a carbonado.' Shak. 2. To place in a notch; to fit to a string by the notch, as an arrow. 'No arrow notched, only a stringless bow.' Herrick.-3. In cricket, to mark or score, from the score being sometimes kept by cutting notches on a stick.

In short, when Dumkins was caught out, and Podder stumped out, All-Muggleton had notched some fifty-four, while the score of the Dingley Dellers was as blank as their faces. Dickens.

Notch (noch), v.i. To keep the score at cricket.

Notch-block (noch'blok), n. Same as Snatch-block.

Notch-board (noch'bōrd), n. In carp. a board which is notched or grooved to receive the ends of the boards which form the steps of a wooden stair.

Notching (noch'ing), n. 1. A notch or series of notches.-2. In engin. a system of carrying forward excavations by a series of steps, upon which the work is simultaneously proceeding. E. H. Knight. Notch-weed (noch'wed), n. A plant, Chenopodium Vulvaria.

Notch-wing (noch'wing), n. A kind of moth, Teras caudana.

Note (not). For Ne Wote. See N'OT. Note (not), n. [Fr. note, from L. nota, a mark, a critical mark, a sign, a short-hand character, a letter, &c., from nosco, notum, for gnosco, gnotum, to know. See KNOW.]

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