NONET

Etymology

Noun

nonet (plural nonets)

(music) A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.

(physics) A group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.

(computing) A byte of nine bits.

Anagrams

• Tenno, tenno, tenon, tonne

Source: Wiktionary


No*net", No*net"to, n. Etym: [From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet, fr. L. duo.] (Mus.)

Definition: A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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