2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet,
or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam
boiler.
Nuance
(||Nu`ance") n. [F.] A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Nub
(Nub) v. t. [Cf. Knob.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
Nub
(Nub), n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
Nubbin
(Nub"bin) n. A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.]
Nubble
(Nub"ble) v. t. [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.] To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Nubecula
(||Nu*bec"u*la) n.; pl. Nubeculæ [L., dim. of nubes cloud.]
1. (Astron.) (a) A nebula. (b) pl. Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
2. (Med.) (a) A slight spot on the cornea. (b) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. Dunglison.
Nubia
(Nu"bi*a) n. [From L. nubes cloud.] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
Nubian
(Nu"bi*an) a. Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa. — n. A native of Nubia.
Nubiferous
(Nu*bif"er*ous) a. [L. nubifer; nubes cloud + ferre to bear: cf. F. nubifère.] Bringing, or
producing, clouds.
Nubigenous
(Nu*big"e*nous) a. [L. nubes cloud + -genous.] Born of, or produced from, clouds. [R.]
Nubilate
(Nu"bi*late) v. t. [L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to cloud, fr. nubes cloud.] To cloud. [Obs.]
Nubile
(Nu"bile) a. [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See Nuptial.] Of an age suitable for
marriage; marriageable. Prior.
Nubility
(Nu*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. nubilité .] The state of being marriageable. [R.]
Nubilose
(Nu"bi*lose` Nu"bi*lous) a. [L. nubilosus, nubilus, fr. nubes cloud.] Cloudy. [R.]
Nucament
(Nu"ca*ment) n. [L. nucamenta fir cones, fr. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.) A catkin or ament; the
flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.
Nucamentaceous
(Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous) a. [See Nucament.] (Bot.) Like a nut either in structure or in
being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also nucumentaceous.]
Nucellus
(||Nu*cel"lus) n.; pl. Nucelli [NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.] (Bot.) See Nucleus, 3 (a).
Nucha
(||Nu"cha) n.; pl. Nuch [LL.] (Zoöl.) The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
Nuchal
(Nu"chal) a. [Cf. F. nucal.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of
the neck; — applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.
Nuciferous
(Nu*cif"er*ous) a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -ferous.] Bearing, or producing, nuts.
Nuciform
(Nu"ci*form) a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.
Nucin
(Nu"cin) n. [L. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Chem.) See Juglone.
