Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference

abbr. (also n.) 1 name. 2 nano-. 3 neuter. 4 noon. 5 note. 6 noun. N conj. (also 'n') colloq. and. Etymology: abbr. N 1. suffix see -EN(2). 2. suffix see -EN(3). N 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. an indefinite number. Phrases and idioms to the nth (or nth degree) 1 Math. to any required power. 2 to any extent; to the utmost. 2. abbr. (also N.) 1 North; Northern. 2 newton(s). 3 Chess knight. 4 New. 5 nuclear. 3. symb. Chem. the element nitrogen. N. BY E. abbr. North by East.