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- En or NNN is the fourteenth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.- History of the forms :One of the most common hieroglyphs, snake, was used in Egyptian writing to stand for a sound like English ⟨J⟩, because the Egyptian word for "snake" was djet...
, the fourteenth letter of the Roman alphabet - EN (cuneiform)EN (cuneiform)EN is the Sumerian cuneiform for "lord" or "priest". Originally, it seems to have been used to designate a high priest or priestess of a Sumerian city-state's patron-deity - a position that entailed political power as well. It may also have been the original title of the ruler of Uruk...
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/enheduanna/, the mark in Sumerian cuneiform script for High Priestess "lord" or "lord priest" - En (Cyrillic)En (Cyrillic)En is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.It commonly represents the alveolar nasal consonant , like the pronunciation of ⟨n⟩ in "nice".-History:The Cyrillic letter En was derived from the Greek letter Nu ....
(Н, н), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, equivalent to the Roman letter "n" - En (digraph), ‹en› used as a phoneme
- En (typography)En (typography)An en is a typographic unit, half of the width of an em. By definition, it is equivalent to half of the height of the font . As its name suggests, it is also traditionally the width of a lowercase letter "n"....
, a unit of width in typography, equivalent to half the height of a given font. (see also en dash)
Languages
- En, abbreviation for the English languageEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- en, ISO 639-1ISO 639-1ISO 639-1:2002, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code, is the first part of the ISO 639 series of international standards for language codes. Part 1 covers the registration of two-letter codes. There are 136 two-letter codes registered...
code for English language - En, abbreviation for English studiesEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, an academic subject
Science and technology
- ElectronegativityElectronegativityElectronegativity, symbol χ , is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons towards itself. An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance that its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus...
, a measure of the ability of an atom or molecule to attract electrons in the context of a chemical bond - En, En (Lie algebra)En (Lie algebra)In mathematics, especially in Lie theory, En is the Kac–Moody algebra whose Dynkin diagram is a bifurcating graph with three branches of length 1,2, and k, with k=n-4....
, a type of algebra - EN standards, European standards for products and services by European Committee for StandardizationEuropean Committee for StandardizationThe European Committee for Standardization or Comité Européen de Normalisation , is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment by providing an efficient infrastructure to interested parties for...
: see List of EN standards - Engrailed (gene)Engrailed (gene)engrailed is a homeodomain transcription factor involved in many aspects of multicellular development. First known for its role in arthropod embryological development, working in consort with the Hox genes, engrailed has been found to be important in other areas of development...
, a gene involved in early embryological development - en, ethylenediamine, an organic compound with the formula C2H8N2
- EN, exanewton, an SI unit of force: 1018 newtons
- Erythema nodosumErythema nodosumErythema nodosum is an inflammation of the fat cells under the skin characterized by tender red nodules or lumps that are usually seen on both shins...
, an inflammation of the fat cells under the skin - Electroless nickel platingElectroless nickel platingElectroless nickel plating is an auto-catalytic chemical technique used to deposit a layer of nickel-phosphorus or nickel-boron alloy on a solid workpiece, such as metal or plastic. The process relies on the presence of a reducing agent, for example hydrated sodium hypophosphite which reacts with...
, a chemical technique for nickel-alloy plating
Places
- EN, FIPS 10-4 code for EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
- EN, obsolete NATO country code for EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
(now EST) - EN postcode area, an area of London
Culture
- Einstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
, a German industrial music group - En or Ann, an antagonist from the MakaijuMakaijuThe Makaiju arc is an early set of episodes from the Sailor Moon anime series. It makes up the first segment of the Sailor Moon R series, and is unique to the anime. This arc was literally filler, made to fill the time while Naoko Takeuchi finished the first series' story arc for the manga...
episodes of the Sailor Moon anime series
Organisations
- Eastern NationalEastern NationalEastern National is a non-profit organization based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, that partners with the National Park Service in the United States...
, a US non-profit organization providing support to the National Parks Service - English NatureEnglish NatureEnglish Nature was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006...
, former UK government agency responsible for nature conservation in England - Envirolink NorthwestEnvirolink NorthwestEnvirolink Northwest is an organisation which exists to promote, strengthen and support the Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services sector in England's Northwest. Envirolink hosts a network of over 1500 companies based in the region related to the environment...
, an environmental organisation in north-west England
Companies
- EN, IATA airline designator for Air DolomitiAir DolomitiAir Dolomiti S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee is an Italian regional airline with its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, Italy. It is a partner of Lufthansa Regional linking 13 Italian destinations to the Lufthansa secondary hub Munich, as well as operating a few other flights in...
- EuronewsEuroNewsEuronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
, a news channel - Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Other
- Ensign (rank)Ensign (rank)Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....
, a military rank - En, direct transliteration from Japanese of Yen, the unit of Japanese currency
- Enrolled Nurse, an Australian term for a licensed practical nurseLicensed Practical NurseLicensed practical nurse is the term used in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces to refer to a nurse who cares for "people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. The term licensed vocational nurses is used in...
- Empty netter or empty net goalEmpty net goalAn empty net goal, or colloquially an empty netter , occurs in ice hockey when a team scores a goal into a net with no goaltender present...
, a type of goal in ice hockey