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nit

UK/nɪt/ US/ˈnɪt/ rare slang uk

noun

1.

a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source

2.

Origin

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

Phrases

  • nit comb
  • nit nurse

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