French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

nitpicker

A person who finds faults in details that are not important, or is excessively critical of minor mistakes.

noesis

The action or capacity of thought; the intellectual process of perceiving or understanding.

nucleosynthesis

The natural formation of atomic nuclei more complex than the hydrogen-1 nucleus, through nuclear fusion reactions in stars, supernovae, or the early universe.

nucleus

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.

nullification

The action of a state impeding or attempting to impede the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the federal union.

numerology

The branch of knowledge that deals with the occult significance of numbers.

obscenity

The state or quality of being obscene; an extremely offensive word or expression.

obstetrics

The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth.

organ-stop

A component of a pipe organ that controls a particular set of pipes of the same timbre, operated by a knob or lever.

ornamentation

Things added to something to provide decoration; the act or process of ornamenting.

orthodoxy

Authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.

oscillator

An apparatus for generating oscillating electric currents or voltages.