nonet

N1O1N1E1T1
/nɒˈnɛt/

noun

A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.

OriginItalian nonetto →
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Meanings

nounnonet (plural nonets)

plural nonets

  1. entertainmentA composition for nine instruments or nine voices.

    The small-group sides are the best, with the nonet in particular coming through as a sparkling unit that deserves an LP to itself.

    1955 January 15, The Saturday Review, Recordings Reports: Jazz On LPs, page 38
  2. natural sciencesA group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.
  3. computingA byte of nine bits.

    The 9-bit nonet is a much more sensible representation.

    2005, Mark R. Crispin, RFC 4042: UTF-9 and UTF-18

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ennead

Origin

  1. Italiannonetto
  2. Englishnonet

From Italian nonetto, from nono (“ninth”).

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Translations

Finnish nonetti
  • nonetticomposition
Italian nonetto
  • nonettocomposition
Māori tokoiwa
  • tokoiwagroup of nine particles
Polish nonet, nonet
  • nonetcomposition
  • nonetgroup of nine particles
Spanish noneto
  • nonetocomposition

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tonnetenontennoEnton
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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