‖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.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
‖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.