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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nousu. Equivalent to nousta (“to rise”) + -u.
Pronunciation
Noun
nousu
- rise, ascent (moving upwards)
- Synonym: nouseminen
- Antonym: lasku
- Synonym of kasvu (“growth, increase, rise”)
- getting on or off of a vehicle (distinguished by the case of the vehicle word)
- (mechanics) thread pitch, pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread of a screw to the next)
- Synonym: kierteen nousu
- (mechanics) thread pitch, lead (the distance along a screw's axis that is covered by one 360° rotation of the screw)
- Synonym: ruuvin nousu
- (firearms) twist (of rifling)
- (sports) comeback (overcoming or attempting to overcome a substantial disadvantage)
- (narcotics) onset
- (aviation) climb, ascent
- (informal) takeoff of an airplane or rocket
- Synonyms: lentoonlähtö, lähtö
- (astronomy) rising (above the horizon)
- Antonym: lasku
- kuun nousu ― rising of the moon
- (sociology) upward mobility (advancement to better-paid or better-regarded social strata) (often with the adjective sosiaalinen)
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