nit

noun

1. the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
2. the young of such an insect.

noun Physics.

1. a unit of luminous intensity equal to one candela per square meter. Abbreviation: nt

noun Chiefly British.

1. a nitwit.

noun

1. the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair
2. the larva of a louse or similar insect

noun

1. a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre

noun

1. informal, mainly British short for nitwit

noun

1. a unit of information equal to 1.44 bitsAlso called: nepit

noun

1. keep nit Australian informal to keep watch, esp during illegal activity

n.Old English hnitu “louse egg, nit,” from Proto-Germanic *khnito (cf. Norwegian nit, Middle Dutch nete, Dutch neet, Middle High German niz, German Niß), from PIE root *knid- “egg of a louse” (cf. Russian, Polish gnida, Czech knida; Greek konidos, genitive konis “egg of a louse”). n.

1. The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.