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A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.

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Narrower term 1

Azote 76% connected

Same as Nitrogen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 3

Element 76% connected

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Gas 76% connected

An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Letter 76% connected

One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Containing substance 1

Air 70% connected

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Component part 1

Dyne 70% connected

The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, genera…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 3

Nitrogen 92% connected

A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

North 92% connected

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Northward 92% connected

Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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