N

The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Character

  1. The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Forms

n Ns N's

Noun

  1. Abbreviation of navy.
  2. Abbreviation of north (see also n).
  3. Abbreviation of noun.
  4. Abbreviation of knight.
    • 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=) - 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025, page 23:
    • The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+. - 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering...
  5. Abbreviation of neutral (“gear selection”).

    Coordinate Terms: P R N D second gear first gear

  6. Abbreviation of national route.

Origin

Abbreviations.

Related

CHNOPS CHON N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine N-aquifer N-arachidonoylethanolamine N galaxy nisin NOx N-tower

Numeral

  1. The fourteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Forms

n Ns N's