Nyquist

N1Y4Q10U1I1S1T1
US/ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/

proper noun

A surname from Swedish.

OriginSwedish Nyqvist →
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Meanings

Nyquist1

proper nounNyquist (plural Nyquists)

plural Nyquists

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Nyquist2

proper nounNyquist (plural Nyquists)

plural Nyquists

  1. engineeringThe Nyquist frequency of a system.

Origin

  1. SwedishNyqvist
  2. EnglishNyquist

Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

squinty
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APA

Nyquist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyquist

MLA

“Nyquist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyquist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nyquist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyquist.

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