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nonet

noun
/nɒˈnɛt/

Etymology

From Italian nonetto, from nono (“ninth”).

  1. derived from nonetto

Definitions

  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.

  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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nonet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA