nox

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
  2. millilux (unit of illuminance) rare
  3. Alternative form of NOx (nitrogen oxides) alt-of,alternative,uncountable
  4. Abbreviation of nitrous oxide (“N₂O”). abbreviation,alt-of,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: nos

词形变化

noctes plural noxes plural,proscribed noces plural,proscribed nox plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts
Proto-Italic *nokts
Latin noxlbor.
English nox
Learned borrowing from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
词源 2
From Latin nox (“night; darkness”), by analogy with lux from Latin lūx (“light; daylight, day”). Doublet of night.
词源 3
From N (“nitrogen”) + ox (“oxide”).
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