"°N" meaning in All languages combined

See °N on Wiktionary

Symbol [Translingual]

Forms: ° N [alternative]
Etymology: From ° (“degree of temperature”) + N, as an abbreviation of Newton, from Isaac Newton—creator of the Newton scale in 1701. Coined retroactively, by analogy with °C and °F. Etymology templates: {{compound|mul|°|N|t1=degree of temperature}} ° (“degree of temperature”) + N Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} °N
  1. (historical) Degrees in the Newton scale. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-°N-mul-symbol-po8Yjg-1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (chemistry) Grams nitrogen per liter.
    Sense id: en-°N-mul-symbol-eCtdCfDl Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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