| nine | Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles. Nine men's morris. See Morris. <geometry> Nine points circle, a circle so related to any given triangle as to pass through the three points in which the perpendiculars from the angles of the triangle upon the opposite sides (or the sides produced) meet the sides. It also passes through the three middle points of the sides of the triangle and through the three middle points of those parts of the perpendiculars that are between their common point of meeting and the angles of the triangle. The circle is hence called the nine points or six points circle. Origin: OE. Nine, nihen, AS. Nigon, nigan; akin to D. & LG. Negen, OS. & OFries. Nigun, OHG. Niun, G. Neun, Icel. Niu, sw. Nio, Dan. Ni, Goth. Niun, Ir. & Gael. Naoi, W. Naw, L. Novem, gr, Skr. Navan; of unknown origin. 307. Cf. Novembeer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nine mile fever | <infectious disease> An acute (abrupt-onset), self-limited febrile illness first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, but for query since the cause of the disease was long a query (question mark). It is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, a rickettsia which mainly afflicts sheep and cattle but can be transmitted to humans who have contact with infected animals. Symptoms resemble those of influenza and include sudden onset of fever, headache, malaise, and pneumonia (interstitial pneumonitis) but no rash. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nine-bark | <botany> A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, or Spiraea, opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nine-eyes | <zoology> The lamprey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nine-killer | <zoology> The northern butcher bird. Origin: So called because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc, in succession. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ninepins | A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling. In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Nine-Hole Peg Test |
ABBR: 9-HPT. A timed performance test in which a subject places nine dowels in nine holes and then removes them, first with the dominant hand and then with the nondominant one. The more rapidly the test is performed, the grea
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| nine | a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together |
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| nine | the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one |
| nine | denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten |
| nine | an iron with considerable loft |
| nine | by a factor of nine |
| nine | having nine hinged bands of bony plates |
| nine | a playing card with nine pips on the face |
| nine | having nine units or components |
| nine | by a factor of nine |
| nine | a coin worth nine pennies |
| nine | costing 9 cents (United States) or 5 pence (Britain) |
| nine | used of nail size |
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