nonet
noun/nɒˈnɛt/
Etymology From Italian nonetto, from nono (“ninth”).
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A 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:
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A 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: