Nef

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

A 1500s nef from Germany

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Noun

1. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

See also

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Etymology 2

Short for numerically effective; introduced by Miles Reid.

Adjective

1. Template:Lb Of a line bundle on a complete algebraic variety over a field: such that the degree of its restriction to every algebraic curve in the variety is non-negative.
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Derived terms

• nefness

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

1. Template:Lb vessel, ship
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Descendants

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See also

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Further reading

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Template:Inh, from Template:Inh. Cognate with Template:Cog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. nose
2. beak

Derived terms

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

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Numeral

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Adjective

1. new

Middle French

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Inh, from Template:Inh.

Noun

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Descendants

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Old Cornish

Etymology

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Noun

1. heaven, sky
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Old French

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Inh.

Noun

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Related terms

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Descendants

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Template:Inh.

Noun

1. nose
2. beak

Descendants

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Volapük

Noun

1. nephew
2. niece

Welsh

Etymology

From Template:Inh, from Template:Inh, from Template:Inh, from Template:Inh, from Template:Inh. Cognate with Template:Cog, Template:Cog and Template:Cog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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References

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