• Nu

    Pronunciation

    • RP IPA: /njuː/
    • US IPA: /nuː/
    • Rhymes: -uː

    Origin 1

    Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

    Full definition of nu

    Noun

    nu

    (uncountable)
    1. Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.
    2. A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /nu/

    Origin 2

    From Yiddish נו.

    Interjection

    1. (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.

    Origin 3

    Corruption of new.

    Adjective

    nu

    1. (slang spelling) new

    Derived terms

    Anagrams

    © Wiktionary