English Words Starting With N

• numerate

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈnjuː.mə.reɪt/To understand or work with numbers and basic arithmetic.
• numeration

  nounC2
  /ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃ(ə)n/The act or process of counting or numbering; the system or method used for representing numbers.
• numerator

  nounC1
  /ˈnjuː.mə.reɪ.tə(r)/The number above the line in a fraction, representing the number of parts being considered.
• numerical analysis

  nounC2
  /njuːˌmer.ɪ.kəl əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/The study and development of algorithms for solving mathematical problems using numerical approximation rather than symbolic computation.
• numerical aperture

  nounRare / Technical
  /njuːˌmer.ɪ.kəl ˈæp.ə.tʃər/A dimensionless number that characterizes the range of angles over which an optical system (like a microscope objective or lens) can accept or emit light.
• numerical control

  nounC2
  /njuːˌmer.ɪ.kəl kənˈtrəʊl/A manufacturing method that uses programmed commands to operate machine tools, automating the production process.
• numerical identity

  nounC2
  /njuːˈmɛrɪkəl aɪˈdɛntɪti/A concept from logic, philosophy, and mathematics meaning that two things are not merely similar or equivalent but are literally one and the same object; strict sameness.
• numerical taxonomy

  nounC1
  /njuːˌmɛr.ɪ.kəl tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/A method of classifying organisms or other items based on numerical analysis of their characteristics.
• numerical weather prediction

  nounLow (Technical Term)
  /njuːˈmɛrɪkəl ˈwɛðə prɪˈdɪkʃn/The science of forecasting weather by processing data through mathematical models on supercomputers.
• numero uno

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌnjuːmərəʊ ˈuːnəʊ/The most important, prominent, or best person or thing.
• numerology

  nounC2
  /ˌnjuː.məˈrɒl.ə.dʒi/The study of the occult or esoteric significance of numbers, often involving the belief that numbers influence human life or events.
• numic

  adjectivenounRare / Technical
  /ˈnjuːmɪk/Relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family spoken by Indigenous peoples of the western United States.
• numidia

  nounVery Low (A2)
  /njuːˈmɪd.i.ə/An ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province located in North Africa, corresponding roughly to modern-day Algeria and western Tunisia.
• numidian crane

  nounVery low (archaic/technical)
  /njuːˈmɪdɪən kreɪn/A historical or ornithological term referring to the common crane (Grus grus), named for its association with the ancient region of Numidia (North Africa) as a wintering ground.
• numina

  nounRare
  /ˈnjuːmɪnə/The divine powers or spirits presiding over a place, object, or process in ancient Roman religion; the plural of 'numen'.
• numismatics

  nounC2
  /ˌnjuː.mɪzˈmæt.ɪks/The study or collection of coins, paper money, and medals.
• numismatist

  nounC2
  /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/A person who collects and/or studies coins, medals, or related currency items.
• nummulite

  nounVery low
  /ˈnʌmjʊlaɪt/The fossil of a single-celled marine organism, resembling a small coin.
• nummulitic limestone

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnʌm.jʊˈlɪt.ɪk ˈlaɪm.stəʊn/A type of limestone rock primarily composed of the fossilised remains of nummulites, disc-shaped foraminifera.
• numnah

  nounC2
  /ˈnʌmnɑː/A shaped piece of sheepskin or foam that fits beneath a saddle to protect a horse's back.

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