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 160 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

nervure 'nB:z,viuz n. one of the slender bellow tubes form- ing the framework of an insect's wing.

net net n. the open-work fabric made of cord forming coarse meshes, used for enclosing and confining the gasbag of a balloon or airship; the network; the netting.

net-cord 'net,ke:d n. one of the cords attacht to the net or network of a balloon and connecting it to the cencentgat- ingzhoop or ring below; a netarope.

net-rope 'net,zoop n. a rope of the net of a balloon; one of the ropes attacht to the network or netting of a balloon and connecting it to the concent^ating^hoop or ring below; a netecerd.

netted-winged 'netid/wind adj. [also spelt nettedfwingdl having reticulated wings; characterized by conspicuous neu- ration of the wings; neurepterous ; neurepteral.

netting 'netirj n. the net of a balloon; the network spred over the envelop of a non-rigid balloon in order to preserv the form of the gasbag and distribute the load of the car and cargo; the net.

netting-hoop 'netirj/houp n. the concentrating ring of a sfencal balloon.

network 'net,wB:zk n.

1. the net of a balloon, made of cord or tuuine; the net- ting.

2. a piece of work or a structure having the form or con- struction of, or resembling, a net or netting : as, the *net- work of an insect's wing.

neuropter ,nju'zept9z n. an insect of the order neureptera; a neurepterous or netted^wmgd insect.

neuroptera ,nju'zept3-z9 n. pi. an order of insects includ- ing the flies, having four naked membranous transparent wings, with reticulate neuration; the netted^wmgd insects.

night nait n. the time when there is no sunlight; the interval between the rising and the setting of the sun.

night-breeze 'nait,bziiz n. a breeze or light wind which blows in the night, compare dayzbreeze.

night-cloud 'nait,k;Laud n. cloud of night; stratus cloud; fall^cloud.

night-dew 'nait,djuu n. dew which is fermd in the night.

night-flying 'nai^ftai-irj adj. flying habitually in the night, as the bats.

nimbi 'nim,bai n. pi. see nimbus.

nimbus 'nimbas n. [ploral nimbi] a dense cloud spreding out into a crown of cirrus and passing beneath into a shower; rain^cloud.

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