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Definition of Nisus

Nisus
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.
Nisus
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.

Meaning of Nisus from wikipedia

- Look up nisus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nisus or Nisos may refer to: Nisus of Nisus and Euryalus, son of Hyrtacus, friend of Euryalus, in Virgil's...
- Nisu may refer to: Pulla, Finnish pastry Nisu language, ethnic sub group in Yunnan China This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title...
- In Gr**** mythology, Nisus (Ancient Gr****: Νῖσος, romanized: Nîsos) may refer to the following personages: Nisus or Silenus, foster father of Dionysus...
- from the Latin accipiter, meaning 'hawk', and nisus, the sparrowhawk. According to Gr**** mythology Nisus, the king of Megara, was turned into a sparrowhawk...
- continued on. Although Nisus and Euryalus are inseparable as a pair in the narrative, each is given a distinct characterization. Nisus is the elder, more...
- Nisus Writer (known as just Nisus from 1989 to 1993) is a word processor program for Apple Macs, made by California-based Nisus Software, Inc. The program...
- Ariadne, Minos' lovestruck daughter. Minos was also part of the King Nisus story. Nisus was King of Megara and was invincible as long as a lock of crimson...
- princess who became a queen of Corinth. Eurynome was the daughter of King Nisus of Megara and possibly, Abrota of Onchestus, thus sister to Scylla and Iphinoe...
- King Nisus. Scylla's mother was possibly Abrota, daughter of King Onchestus. She was the sister to Eurynome and Iphinoe. As the story goes, Nisus possessed...
- u Nišu počela protestna šetnja". N1 (in Serbian). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025. "Blokiran Pupinov most sa zemunske strane, u Nišu protestna...