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English word origin

Etymology of nonic

From the Latin nōnus (“ninth”) + -ic.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms. · Describing a curve the equation of which is nonic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Latin nōnus (“ninth”) + -ic.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Describing a type of beer glass used in British public houses; in the form of a truncated cone with a bulge around outside, just below the rim.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From nonik (c. 1918; patented 1913), trade name for no-nick, by the Nonik Glassware Company.

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