English Explanatory Dictionary

nox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
noun
  1. millilux (unit of illuminance)
noun
  1. Alternative form of NOx (nitrogen oxides)
  2. Abbreviation of nitrous oxide (“N₂O”).
name
  1. The Roman goddess of night.
noun
  1. Any of the various nitrogen oxides produced during combustion.
noun
  1. Alternative form of nox (“nitrous oxide”).

Pronunciation

En-us-nox.ogg /ɛn əʊ ˈɛks/

Word forms

nox noctes noxes noces NOₓ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Italic *nokts Latin noxlbor. English nox Learned borrowing from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Synonyms

nos

Related words

nox
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