‖Ni″sus (?), n. [L., fr. niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.] A striving; an effort; a conatus.
A nisus or energizing towards a presented object. Hickok.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.