nit

nit

the egg of a parasitic insect, such as a louse or flea

Not to be confused with:

knit – to make something by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles; grow together, as broken bones; become intimately united: knit a friendship

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NIT

abbr.

National Invitational Tournament

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nit ¹

 (nĭt)

n.

The egg of certain parasitic insects, especially a head louse.

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[Middle English, from Old English hnitu.]

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nit′ty adj.

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nit ²

 (nĭt)

n.

A unit of luminance equal to one candela per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source.

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[From Latin nitor, brightness, from nitēre, to shine.]

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nit

(nɪt)

n

1. (Zoology) the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair

2. (Zoology) the larva of a louse or similar insect

[Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz]

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nit

(nɪt)

n

(Units) a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre

[C20: from Latin nitor brightness]

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nit

(nɪt)

n

informal chiefly Brit short for nitwit

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nit

(nɪt)

n

(Units) a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits. Also called: nepit

[C20: from N(apierian dig)it]

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nit

(nɪt)

n

keep nit informal Austral to keep watch, esp during illegal activity

[C19: from nix¹]

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nit¹

(nɪt)

n.

1. the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse.

2. the young of such an insect.

[before 900; Middle English nite, Old English hnitu, c. Dutch neet]

nit³

(nɪt)

n.

Chiefly Brit. nitwit.

[by shortening]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nit - a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source luminance unit - a measure of luminance
	2.	nit - egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

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Translations

صُؤابَ: بَيْضَة القَمِل

гнида

hnida

luseægfjolskvaj

Nisse

κονίδα

liendre

dillesaivarsaivare

lente

gnjida

sörke

nit

lendinepidocchioidiota

lens

glinda

gnīda

neet

luseegg

lêndea

lindină

гнида

hnida

gnjidaгњида

sirkeyavşak

trứng chấytrứng rận

卵幼虫

nit

[nɪt] N

1. (Zool) → liendre f

2. (Brit) (= idiot) → imbécil mf, bobo/a m/f, zonzo/a m/f (LAm)
you nit! → ¡imbécil!

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nit

[ˈnɪt] n

(in hair) → lente f

(British) (= idiot) → imbécile mf, crétin(e) m/f

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nit

n

(Zool) → Nisse f

(Brit inf) → Dummkopf m, → Schwachkopf m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nit

[nɪt] n

a. (of louse) → lendine m

b. (fam) (idiot) → cretino/a, scemo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nit

(nit) noun

the egg of a louse or other small insect (eg found in a person's hair). neet صُؤابَ: بَيْضَة القَمِل гнида lêndea hnida die Nisse luseæg κόνιδα liendre ting تخم حشره کوچک täin muna lente בֵּיצֵי כִינִים छोटे कीड़ों का अंडा, जू का अंडा gnjida sörke telur kutu nit lendine, uovo di pidocchio しらみの卵 이, 기생충의 알 glinda gnīda telur kutu neetluseegggnida د حشراتو هګى lêndea lindină гнида hnida gnida gnjida gnet ไข่เหา sirke, yavşak (頭蝨小昆蟲等的)卵 гнида ليکھ، جوں کا انڈہ trứng chấy, rận （虱等的）幼虫，卵

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nit

n liendre f

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