ˈnȯbəlēz-, ˈnōb- noun
Usage: usually capitalized N
Etymology: after Leopoldo Nobili died 1835 Italian physicist
: one of the colored rings formed upon a metal plate by electrolytic deposition (as of copper or lead peroxide) — usually used in plural
ˈnȯbəlēz-, ˈnōb- noun
Usage: usually capitalized N
Etymology: after Leopoldo Nobili died 1835 Italian physicist
: one of the colored rings formed upon a metal plate by electrolytic deposition (as of copper or lead peroxide) — usually used in plural
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012