English Explanatory Dictionary

nisus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
  2. The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
  3. The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.

Word forms

nisus nisuses

Etymology

From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).

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