nit

(nĭt)
n.
The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.

[Middle English, from Old English hnitu.]

nitty nit'ty adj.

nit² (nĭt)
n.
A unit of illuminative brightness equal to one candle per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source.

[From Latin nitor, brightness, from nitēre, to shine.]

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luminance Metric-m.k.s. 1948. Symbol nt. Identically cd·m^-2.

See nepit.

A unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square meter. Abbr. nt.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; A luminance entity equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.

Tutor's tip: For just a "nit" (trivial detail) she hated the sweater I had "knit" (intertwining yarn to make fabric).

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1. nit
   noun, Brit
   
   A stupid person. (1598 —) .
   P. Cleife If you think...I would be willing to allow you...to board my aircraft...then you must be a nit (1972).
   
   [From earlier sense, egg of a body-louse, and latterly prob. influenced by nitwit noun.]
2. nit
   noun, Austral
   
   to keep nit To keep watch; to act as guard. (1900 —) .
   B. Scott They'd pick a couple of the mob to keep nit then they'd hoe into the corn (1977).
   
   [From earlier obs. use as a warning that someone is coming; perh. a variant of nix noun, used to warn of someone's approach.]

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Louse egg.

Nit (louse egg) cemented to hair. By permission from Kummel BA, Color Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology, Mosby, 1989

For a list of words related to nit, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - nit: louse egg that attaches to body
• Behavior or Personality

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - luseæg, fjols

2.
n. - nit, tidligere måleenhed for lystæthed

3.
int. - brugt som advarsel om, at en person er ved at nærme sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
neet, kluns

Français (French)
1.
n. - lente, larve de pou, (GB) imbécile

2.
n. - (Phys, Mes) candela par mètre carré (cd/m2)

3.
int. - attention, prenez garde

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Idiot, Nisse

2.
n. - Einheit für Leuchtintensität (1 candela pro Quadratmeter)

3.
int. - Achtung!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εντομ.) κόνιδα (ψείρας), (μτφ.) βλάκας, ζωντόβολο

Italiano (Italian)
imbecille

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lêndea (f), unidade (f) de luminância (Fís.), imbecil (m)

Русский (Russian)
дурачок

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - imbécil, papanatas, huevo o larva de insecto parásito

2.
n. - unidad de brillo de iluminación

3.
int. - ¡Cuidado!, ¡Isa!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lusägg, gnet, lusbarn, dumbom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 卵, 幼虫

2. 流氓, 没用的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 卵, 幼蟲

2.
n. - 流氓, 沒用的人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 알, 서캐

2.
n. - 니트(휘도의 단위)

3.
int. - (사람이)왔다, 조심해

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 卵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) القمله الصغيرة, بيضه القمله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביצת כינה, טיפש‬
n. - ‮יחידת עוצמת הארה‬
int. - ‮אזהרה על התקרבות מישהו (אוסטרליה)‬

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