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nisus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nisus \Ni"sus\, n. [L., fr niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.] A striving; an effort; a conatus. A nisus or energizing towards a presented object. --Hickok. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nisus \Ni"sus\, n. (Physiol.) a The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc b The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nisus n : an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: {striving}, {pains}, {strain}]
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