Nit

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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