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nonets

nonets is the plural of nonet.

Meaning of nonet

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

Questions about nonets

What is nonets the plural of?
Nonets is the plural of nonet.

Words near nonets in the dictionary

  1. nonethyl
  2. nonethylated
  3. nonethylene
  4. nonetiolated
  5. nonetiological
  6. nonets
  7. nonette
  8. nonettes
  9. nonetti
  10. nonetto
  11. nonettos

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