Chapter 1039

Nom"i*na*tive (?) , a. [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.) Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. -- n. The nominative case.

Nominatively <Xpage=979>

Nom"i*na*tive*ly , adv. In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.

Nominator <Xpage=979>

Nom"i*na`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who nominates.

Nominee <Xpage=979>

Nom`i*nee" (?) , n. [See Nominate , and -ee .] A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

Nominor <Xpage=979>

Nom"i*nor` (?) , n. [See Nominate , and -or .] A nominator. [Obs.]

Bentham.

Nomocracy <Xpage=979>

No*moc"ra*cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ law + -cracy , as in demo cracy .] Government in accordance with a system of law.

Milman.

Nomography <Xpage=979>

No*mog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ law + <?/ to write.] A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.

Nomology <Xpage=979>

No*mol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ law + -logy .]

1. The science of law; legislation.

2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.

Sir W. Hamilton.

Nomopelmous <Xpage=979>

Nom`o*pel"mous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ law, custom + <?/ sole of the foot.] (Zo\'94l.) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.

Nomothete <Xpage=979>

Nom"o*thete (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ to assign: cf. F. nomoth\'8ate .] A lawgiver. [R.]

Nomothetic, Nomothetical <Xpage=979>

Nom`o*thet"ic (?) , Nom`o*thet"ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/.] Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power . [R.]

Bp. Barlow.

Non <Xpage=979>

Non (?) , a. No; not. See No , a.

Chaucer.

Non- <Xpage=979>

Non- (?) . [L. non , OL. noenu , noenum , fr. neoenum , lit., not one. See None .] A prefix used in the sense of not ; un -; in -; as in non attention, or non -attention, non conformity, non metallic, non suit.

&hand; The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened.

Nonability <Xpage=979>

Non`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. 1. Want of ability.

2. (Law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.

Nonacceptance <Xpage=979>

Non`ac*cept"ance (?) , n. A neglect or refusal to accept.

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Nonacid <Xpage=980>

Non*ac"id (?) , a. (Chem.) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

Nonacquaintance <Xpage=980>

Non`ac*quaint"ance (?) , n. Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.

Nonacquiescence <Xpage=980>

Non*ac`qui*es"cence (?) , n. Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.

Nonadmission <Xpage=980>

Non`ad*mis"sion (?) , n. Failure to be admitted.

Nonadult <Xpage=980>

Non`a*dult" (?) , a. Not adult; immature.

Nona\'89robiotic <Xpage=980>

Non*a`\'89r*o*bi*ot"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; ana\'89robiotic.

Nonage <Xpage=980>

Non"age (?) , n. [LL. nonagium , from L. nonus ninth, novem nine.] (Eccl.) The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.

Mozley & W.

Nonage <Xpage=980>

Non"age , n. [Pref. non- + age .] Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.

The human mind . . . was still in its nonage . Coleridge.

Nonaged <Xpage=980>

Non"aged (?) , a. Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.

W. Browne.

Nonagenarian <Xpage=980>

Non`a*ge*na"ri*an (?) , n. [L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.] A person ninety years old.

Nonagesimal <Xpage=980>

Non`a*ges"i*mal (?) , a. [L. nonagesimus the ninetieth. See Nonagenarian .] (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.

Nonagesimal <Xpage=980>

Non`a*ges"i*mal , n. (Astron.) The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.

Nonagon <Xpage=980>

Non"a*gon (?) , n. [L. nonus ninth + Gr. <?/ angle.] (Math.) A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.

Nonagrian <Xpage=980>

Non*a"gri*an (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.

Nonalienation <Xpage=980>

Non*al`ien*a"tion (?) , n. Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.

Nonane <Xpage=980>

Non"ane (?) , n. [L. nonus ninth.] (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C9H20 of the paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.

Nonappearance <Xpage=980>

Non`ap*pear"ance (?) , n. Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

Nonappointment <Xpage=980>

Non`ap*point"ment (?) , n. Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.

Nonarrival <Xpage=980>

Non`ar*riv"al (?) , n. Failure to arrive.

Non assumpsit <Xpage=980>

Non` as*sump"sit (?) . [L., he did not undertake.] (Law) The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.

Nonattendance <Xpage=980>

Non`at*tend"ance (?) , n. A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.

Nonattention <Xpage=980>

Non`at*ten"tion (?) , n. Inattention.

Nonbituminous <Xpage=980>

Non`bi*tu"mi*nous (?) , a. Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.

Nonce <Xpage=980>

Nonce (?) , n. [For the nonce , OE. for the nones , a corruption of for then ones , where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in <?/am , dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the . See For , Once , and The .] The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce .

The miller was a stout carl for the nones . Chaucer.

And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A chalice for the nonce . Shak.

Nonce word , "a word apparently employed only for the nonce ".

Murray (New English Dict. ).

Nonchalance <Xpage=980>

Non`cha`lance" (?) , n. [F. See Nonchalant .] Indifference; carelessness; coolness.

Nonchalant <Xpage=980>

Non`cha`lant" (?) , a. [F., fr. non not (L. non ) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See Non- , and Caldron .] Indifferent; careless; cool.

Nonchalantly <Xpage=980>

Non"cha*lant`ly (?) , adv. In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.

Nonclaim <Xpage=980>

Non"claim` (?) , n. A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.

Noncohesion <Xpage=980>

Non`co*he"sion (?) , n. Want of cohesion.

Noncoincidence <Xpage=980>

Non`co*in"ci*dence , n. Lack of coincidence.

Noncoincident <Xpage=980>

Non`co*in"ci*dent (?) , a. Not coincident.

Noncombatant <Xpage=980>

Non*com"bat*ant (?) , n. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.

Noncommissioned <Xpage=980>

Non`com*mis"sioned (?) , a. Not having a commission.

Noncommissioned officer (Mil.) , a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.

Noncommittal <Xpage=980>

Non`com*mit"tal (?) , n. A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.

Noncommunion <Xpage=980>

Non`com*mun"ion (?) , n. Neglect or failure of communion.

Noncompletion <Xpage=980>

Non`com*ple"tion (?) , n. Lack of completion; failure to complete.

Noncompliance <Xpage=980>

Non`com*pli"ance (?) , n. Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.

Noncomplying <Xpage=980>

Non`com*ply"ing (?) , a. Neglecting or refusing to comply.

Non compos. Non compos mentis <Xpage=980>

Non com"pos (?) . Non com"pos men"tis (?) . [L.] Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati<?/; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.

Noncon. <Xpage=980>

Non"con. (<?/) , n. See Noncontent .

Nonconcluding <Xpage=980>

Non`con*clud"ing (?) , a. Not concluding.

Nonconcur <Xpage=980>

Non`con*cur" (?) , v. i. To dissent or refuse to concur.

Nonconcurrence <Xpage=980>

Non`con*cur"rence (?) , n. Refusal to concur.

Noncondensible <Xpage=980>

Non`con*den"si*ble (?) , a. Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases.

Noncondensing <Xpage=980>

Non`con*dens"ing , a. (Steam Engine) Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.

Nonconducting <Xpage=980>

Non`con*duct"ing (?) , a. Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance . <-- = nonconductive -->

Nonconduction <Xpage=980>

Non`con*duc"tion (?) , n. The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.

Nonconductor <Xpage=980>

Non`con*duct"or (?) , n. (Physics) A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity.

Nonconforming <Xpage=980>

Non`con*form"ing (?) , a. Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.

Nonconformist <Xpage=980>

Non`con*form"ist , n. One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Nonconformity <Xpage=980>

Non*con*form"i*ty (?) , n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.

Nonconstat <Xpage=980>

Non`con"stat (?) , n. [Law L.] It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.

Noncontagious <Xpage=980>

Non`con*ta"gious (?) , a. Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. -- Non`con*ta"gious*ness , n.

Noncontent <Xpage=980>

Non`con*tent" (?) , n. (British House of Lords) One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.

Noncontributing, Noncontributory <Xpage=980>

Non`con*trib"u*ting (?) , Non`con*trib"u*to*ry (?) , a. Not contributing.

Nonda <Xpage=980>

Non"da (?) , n. (Bot.) The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, Parinarium Nonda .

Nondecane <Xpage=980>

Non*dec"ane (?) , n. [L. nonus ninth + dec em ten.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C19H40 ; -- so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.

Nondeciduate <Xpage=980>

Non`de*cid"u*ate (?) , a. (Anat.) Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.

Nondelivery <Xpage=980>

Non`de*liv"er*y (?) , n. A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.

Nondeposition <Xpage=980>

Non*dep`o*si"tion (?) , n. A failure to deposit or throw down.

Nondescript <Xpage=980>

Non"de*script (?) , a. [Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.] Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.

Nondescript <Xpage=980>

Non"de*script , n. A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.

Nondevelopment <Xpage=980>

Non`de*vel"op*ment (?) , n. Failure or lack of development.

Nondiscovery <Xpage=980>

Non`dis*cov"er*y (?) , n. Want or failure of discovery.

Nondo <Xpage=980>

Non"do (?) , n. (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant ( Ligusticum act\'91ifolium ) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico .

None <Xpage=980>

None (?) , a. & pron. [OE. none , non , nan , no , na , AS. n\'ben , fr. ne not + \'ben one. <?/. See No , a. & adv. , One , and cf. Non- , Null , a. ]

1. No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.

There is none that doeth good; no, not one. Ps. xiv. 3.

Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none . Ex. xvi. 26.

Terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought. Milton.

None of their productions are extant. Blair.

2. No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life .

None of , not at all; not; nothing of; -- used emphatically. "They knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities." Fuller . -- None-so-pretty (Bot.) , the Saxifraga umbrosa . See London pride (a) , under London .

None <Xpage=980>

None , n. [F.] Same as Nones , 2.

Noneffective <Xpage=980>

Non`ef*fect"ive (?) , a. 1. Not effective.

2. (Mil.) Not fit or available for duty.

Non-ego <Xpage=980>

Non-e"go (?) , n. [L., not I.] (Metaph.) The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego . See Ego .

Nonelastic <Xpage=980>

Non`e*las"tic (?) , a. Not having elasticity.

Nonelect <Xpage=980>

Non`e*lect" (?) , n. sing. & pl. (Theol.) A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.

Nonelection <Xpage=980>

Non`e*lec"tion (?) , n. Failure of election.

Nonelectric, Nonelectrical <Xpage=980>

Non`e*lec"tric (?) , Non`e*lec"tric*al (?) , a. Not electric; conducting electricity.

Nonelectric <Xpage=980>

Non`e*lec"tric , n. (Physics) A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal.

Nonemphatic, Nonemphatical <Xpage=980>

Non`em*phat"ic (?) , Non`em*phat"ic*al (?) , a. Having no emphasis; unemphatic.

Nonentity <Xpage=980>

Non*en"ti*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Nonentities (<?/) .

1. Nonexistence; the negation of being.

2. A thing not existing.

South.

3. A person or thing of little or no account. [Colloq.]

Non-Episcopal <Xpage=980>

Non`-E*pis"co*pal (?) , a. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.

Nones <Xpage=980>

Nones (?) , n. pl. [L. nonae , so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine , Nones , 2, Noon .]

1. (Roman Cal.) The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.

2. [F. none , fr. L. See Noon .] The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M. ) in the Roman Catholic Church.

3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.]

At my supper and sometimes at nones . P. Plowman.

Nonessential <Xpage=980>

Non`es*sen"tial (?) , a. Not essential.

Nonessential <Xpage=980>

Non`es*sen"tial , n. A thing not essential.

Non est factum <Xpage=980>

Non` est` fac"tum (?) . [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] (Law) The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.

Non est inventus <Xpage=980>

Non` est` in*ven"tus (?) . [L., he is not found.] (Law) The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.

Bouvier.

Nonesuch <Xpage=980>

None"such` (?) , n. A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic ( Medicago lupulina ), a variety of pottery clay, etc.

Nonet, Nonetto <Xpage=980>

No*net" (?) , No*net"to (?) , n. [From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet , fr. L. duo .] (Mus.) A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.

Nonett <Xpage=980>

Non"ett (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The titmouse. [Obs.]

Nonexecution <Xpage=980>

Non*ex`e*cu"tion (?) , n. Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.

Nonexistence <Xpage=980>

Non`ex*ist"ence (?) , n. 1. Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.

A. Baxter.

2. A thing that has no existence.

Sir T. Browne.

Nonexistent <Xpage=980>