Webster's Dictionary 1913

703

Nephelodometer

Neph′e‐lo‐dom″e‐ter (–lō̍‐dŏm″ē̍‐tẽr), n. [Gr. νεφέλη a cloud + οδὅσ way + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

704

Nephelometer

Neph′e‐lom″e‐ter (–lŏm″ē̍‐tẽr), n. [Gr. νεφέλη a cloud + -meter.] An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

705

Nephew

Neph″ew (nĕf″ū̍; in England nĕv″ū̍; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsm...

706

Nephilim

‖Neph″i‐lim (?), n. pl. [Heb. nĕphīlīm.] Giants. Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.

707

Nephoscope

Neph″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. νέφοσ a cloud + -scope.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

708

Nephralgia

{ ‖Ne‐phral″gi‐a (?), Ne‐phral″gy (?) }, n. [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. νεφρόσ a kidney + ἄλγοσ pain: cf. F. néphralgie.] (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized b...

709

Nephridial

Ne‐phrid″i‐al (?), a.(Zoöl. & Anat.) Of or pertaining to a nephridium.

710

Nephridium

‖Ne‐phrid″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Nephridia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � of the kidneys.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segment...

711

Nephrite

Neph″rite (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. néphrite. See Nephritis.] (Min.) A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its ...

712

Nephritic

{ Ne‐phrit″ic (?), Ne‐phrit″ic‐al (?) }, a. [L. nephriticus, Gr. �: cf. F. néphrétique. See Nephritis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephri...

713

Nephritic (2)

Ne‐phrit″ic, n.(Med.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.

714

Nephritis

Ne‐phri″tis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � (sc. �), fr. νεφρόσ a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

715

nephrolithic

neph′ro‐lith″ic (?), a. [Gr. νεφρόσ a kidney + -lith + ic.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. Dunglison.

716

Nephrology

Ne‐phrol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. νεφρόσ a kidney + -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

717

Nephrostome

Neph″ro‐stome (?), n. [Gr. νεφρόσ a kidney + στόμα mouth.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

718

Nephrotomy

Ne‐phrot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. νεφρόσ a kidney + τέμνειν to cut: cf. F. néphrotomie.] (Surg.) Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

719

Nepotal

Nep″o‐tal (?), a. Of or relating to a nephew.

720

Nepotic

Ne‐pot″ic (?), a. [See nepotism.] Of or pertaining to nepotism.The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff. Milman.

721

Nepotism

Nep″o‐tism (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. népotisme. See Nephew.] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patron...

722

Nepotist

Nep″o‐tist (?), n. One who practices nepotism.

723

Neptune

Nep″tune (?), n. [L. Neptunus.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.2. ...

724

Neptunian

Nep‐tu″ni‐an (?), a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune: cf. F. neptunien.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian...

725

Neptunian (2)

{ Nep‐tu″ni‐an (?), Nep″tu‐nist (?) }, n. [Cf. F. neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.) One who adopts the Neptunian theory.

726

Neptunicentric

Nep‐tu′ni‐cen″tric (?), a. [Neptune + centric.] (Astron.) As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.

727

Neptunium

Nep‐tu″ni‐um (?), n. A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain identification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite. Hermann.

728

Ner

Ner (?), adv. & a. Nearer. See Nerre.

729

Nere

Nere (?). [Contr. fr. ne were.] Were not. Chaucer.