nonet

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word nonet. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word nonet, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say nonet in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word nonet you have here. The definition of the word nonet will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnonet, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Italian nonetto, from nono (“ninth”).

Pronunciation

English numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nine
    Ordinal: ninth
    Abbreviated ordinal: 9th
    Latinate ordinal: nonary
    Adverbial: nine times
    Multiplier: ninefold
    Latinate multiplier: nonuple
    Germanic collective: ninesome
    Collective of n parts: nonuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: ennead, nonad
    Greek collective prefix: ennea-
    Latinate collective prefix: nona-
    Fractional: ninth
    Elemental: nonuplet
    Number of musicians: nonet
    Number of years: novennium

Noun

nonet (plural nonets)

  1. (music) A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
    • 1955 January 15, The Saturday Review, Recordings Reports: Jazz On LPs, page 38:
      The small-group sides are the best, with the nonet in particular coming through as a sparkling unit that deserves an LP to itself.
  2. (physics) A group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.
    Hypernym: multiplet
  3. (computing) A byte of nine bits.
    • 2005, Mark R. Crispin, RFC 4042: UTF-9 and UTF-18:
      The 9-bit nonet is a much more sensible representation.

Translations

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nonet.

Noun

nonet n (plural nonete)

  1. nonet

Declension

Declension of nonet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nonet nonetul nonete nonetele
genitive-dative nonet nonetului nonete nonetelor
vocative nonetule nonetelor

References

  • nonet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia