"nef" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nɛf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nef.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Short for numerically effective; introduced by Miles Reid. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nef (not comparable)
  1. (algebraic geometry) Of a line bundle on a complete algebraic variety over a field: such that the degree of its restriction to every algebraic curve in the variety is non-negative. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry Derived forms: nefness
    Sense id: en-nef-en-adj-8BazKLBV Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nɛf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nef.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nefs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|nef}} French nef, {{doublet|en|nave|nau}} Doublet of nave and nau Head templates: {{en-noun}} nef (plural nefs)
  1. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship. Related terms: cadenas, navicula
    Sense id: en-nef-en-noun-BImzWISJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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