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nonic

/ˈnɒ.nɪk/

nonic adjective: describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms.

nonic: describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms
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Adjective (1)

nonic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms.
  2. Describing a curve the equation of which is nonic.

Adjective (2)

nonic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a type of beer glass used in British public houses; in the form of a truncated cone with a bulge around outside, just below the rim.
    • a 20-ounce nonic glass

Origin of nonic

From the Latin nōnus (“ninth”) + -ic.

From nonik (c. 1918; patented 1913), trade name for no-nick, by the Nonik Glassware Company.

Questions about nonic

What does nonic mean?
Nonic means describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms.
What part of speech is nonic?
Nonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nonic?
Nonic is pronounced /ˈnɒ.nɪk/.

Words near nonic in the dictionary

  1. nonhypoxemic
  2. nonhypoxic
  3. nonhysteretic
  4. nonhysterical
  5. noni
  6. nonic
  7. nonice
  8. noniced
  9. noniconic
  10. noniconoclastic
  11. nonicosahedral

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