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nonet

/nɒˈnɛt/

nonet noun: a composition for nine instruments or nine voices.

Noun

nonet (plural nonets)

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

Forms of nonet

pluralnonets

Origin of nonet

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

Questions about nonet

What does nonet mean?
Nonet means a composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
What part of speech is nonet?
Nonet is a noun.
How do you pronounce nonet?
Nonet is pronounced /nɒˈnɛt/.
What is the plural of nonet?
The plural of nonet is nonets.

Words near nonet in the dictionary

  1. nonestrogen
  2. nonestrogenic
  3. nonestuarine
  4. nonesuch
  5. nonesuches
  6. nonet
  7. nonetched
  8. noneternal
  9. noneternality
  10. noneternity
  11. nonethanol

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