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Space propulsion system, a gridded electrostatic ion thruster
The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project at Glenn Research Center is a gridded electrostatic ion thruster about three times as powerful as the
NEXT_(ion_thruster)
Space propulsion system
The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power
Gridded_ion_thruster
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive
Ion_thruster
Ion thruster subtype
performance NEXT-C gridded ion thruster was used on the DART mission with a specific impulse of over 3100 seconds. Eight electrospray thrusters were first
Colloid_thruster
Topics referred to by the same term
(ion thruster), an ion thruster developed at NASA Glenn Research Center NExT, a mission of the Stardust space probe New X-ray Telescope or NeXT, a Japanese
Next
Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged
Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
Space propulsion system, electrostatic gridded ion thruster
Application Readiness (NSTAR) is a type of spacecraft ion thruster called electrostatic ion thruster. It is a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion
NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness
NASA_Solar_Technology_Application_Readiness
Electrothermal thruster in development
In contrast, the conventional NEXT ion thruster produces 0.327 N with only 7.7 kW, or 24 kW/N. Electrically speaking, NEXT is almost twice as efficient
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
Type of electrostatic ion thruster
The Dual-Stage 4-Grid (DS4G) is an electrostatic ion thruster design developed by the European Space Agency, in collaboration with the Australian National
Dual-Stage_4-Grid
Type of electric spacecraft propulsion system
(FEEP) is an advanced electrostatic space propulsion concept, a form of ion thruster, that uses a liquid metal as a propellant – usually either caesium, indium
Field-emission electric propulsion
Field-emission_electric_propulsion
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
thrusters such as the EmDrive and Cannae drive, the helical engine, Mach-effect or MEGA drives, quantum drive claims, and the quantum vacuum thruster
Reactionless_drive
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer
demonstration on a new X3 ion thruster, which is a central part of the XR-100 system for the NextSTEP program. The X3 ion thruster was designed by the University
Aerojet_Rocketdyne
High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003
High Power Electric Propulsion
High_Power_Electric_Propulsion
Device claimed to be a propellantless spacecraft thruster
physics. The concept has at times been referred to as a resonant cavity thruster. Physicists and engineers generally regard the EmDrive concept as pseudoscience
EmDrive
if it incorporates the miniaturized Deep Space Atomic Clock The NEXT xenon ion thruster and a radioisotope heater unit are also available for the mission
Selection of Discovery Mission 13 and 14
Selection_of_Discovery_Mission_13_and_14
Space propulsion system using plasma
next-generation plasma thrusters currently under development, such as the helicon plasma thruster, the electron-cyclotron resonance plasma thruster,
Magnetic_nozzle
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
although a few have used electric propulsion such as ion thrusters and Hall-effect thrusters. Various technologies need to support everything from small
Spacecraft_propulsion
Comic book character
Dini. She is trying to shake Batman off her rocket after she has stolen ion thruster plans from S.T.A.R. Labs, but this does not work. They crash high on
Roxy_Rocket
2021 NASA planetary defense mission
needed to power the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster–Commercial (NEXT-C) engine. Early tests of the ion thruster revealed a reset mode that induced higher
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test
Hypothetical propulsion systems for interstellar travel
needed for it. Spacecraft propulsion Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Pulsed plasma thruster Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket Electromagnetic
Theoretical spacecraft propulsion
Theoretical_spacecraft_propulsion
Future Indian satellite
to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thruster, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) and a quantum communication
TDS-01
NASA flyby mission to asteroid Braille and Comet Borrelly (1998–2001)
long-duration use of an ion thruster on a scientific mission. The NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness (NSTAR) electrostatic ion thruster, developed at NASA
Deep_Space_1
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
solar sail has also been proposed to be addressed with a solar photon thruster. This also uses a reflective membrane, but unlike a conventional solar
Solar_sail
Vehicle propelled fully or mostly by electricity
electricity include the arcjet rocket, the electrostatic ion thruster, the Hall-effect thruster, and Field Emission Electric Propulsion. Electric vehicles
Electric_vehicle
Proposed spacelaunch method
reach orbit. Well under a tenth of orbital velocity from a small rocket thruster is enough to raise perigee if a design prioritizes minimizing such, but
Mass_driver
Nanosatellite manufacturing company
Swedish Space Corporation. NanoSpace is developing MEMS-based miniature ion thruster for satellite navigation. using ionized xenon as a propellant. In 2018
GomSpace
Device that creates charged atoms and molecules (ions)
An ion source is a device that creates atomic and molecular ions. Ion sources are used to form ions for mass spectrometers, optical emission spectrometers
Ion_source
2013–2017 proposed NASA space mission
technologies being developed for ARM have continued, especially the ion thruster propulsion system that would have been flown on the robotic mission.
Asteroid_Redirect_Mission
Device that generates electrical charge on a high voltage electrode
directly. Examples are ionizers and ESD guns. An electrostatic vaneless ion wind generator, the EWICON, has been developed by The School of Electrical
Electrostatic_generator
NASA orbiter mission to asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres (2007–2018)
xenon-propelled ion thruster on a science mission, and validated a number of technologies, including the NSTAR electrostatic ion thruster, as well as performing
Dawn_(spacecraft)
Reconnaissance NASA mission of the main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
flight software. The spacecraft uses ion propulsion. It has four SPT-140 engines, which are Hall-effect thrusters using solar electric propulsion, where
Psyche_(spacecraft)
Proposed NASA Mars communications satellite
satellite with high-resolution imaging payload and two solar-electric ion thrusters. The orbiter was initially proposed to be launched in September 2022
Next_Mars_Orbiter
Japanese probe to asteroid and sample return (2003–2010)
MUSES-C was launched by an M-V rocket, and the probe was named "Hayabusa". Ion thruster checkout started on 27 May 2003. Full power operation started on 25 June
Hayabusa
Vehicle propulsion using electromagnetic fields
This is a fundamental difference with ion thrusters which rely on electrostatics to accelerate only positive ions using the Coulomb force along a high
Magnetohydrodynamic_drive
with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for altitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given
List of spacecraft with electric propulsion
List_of_spacecraft_with_electric_propulsion
Rocket engine operation method
E-2 Rocket Engine Development". Sat News. 26 April 2022. "GSLV MkIII, the next milestone". Frontline. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23
Staged_combustion_cycle
Sandown-class minehunter
Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu (M270) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the Romanian Naval Forces. She was built as HMS Blyth (M111), for the Royal Navy
Romanian minehunter Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu
Romanian_minehunter_Sublocotenent_Ion_Ghiculescu
US experimental communications and plasma propulsion spacecraft
Wesley Faler, who leads Fluid and Reason, LLC., is the inventor of the ion thruster to be used, which he calls ConstantQ Model H. It is a form of electric
Team_Miles
Rocket that uses a single propellant with a catalyst
fuel from the depot. Solar-thermal monopropellant thrusters are also integral to the design of a next-generation cryogenic upper stage rocket proposed
Monopropellant_rocket
The magnetic field oscillating amplified thruster (MOA; often named as plasma engine by the media) is a versatile electrothermodynamic system, which is
Magnetic field oscillating amplified thruster
Magnetic_field_oscillating_amplified_thruster
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
Many other governments also developed these military technologies over the next 50 years. By the later 1980s and continuing to 2020, these government-developed
Solid-propellant_rocket
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
commissioned a consortium of companies to conduct a study on electric thrusters powered by nuclear energy, known as nuclear electric propulsion. The study
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Nanosatellite launched in 2022
spacecraft will make use of a miniature electric RF ion engine system based on Busek's 3 centimeter RF ion thruster, also known as BIT-3. It utilizes a solid iodine
Lunar_IceCube
Miniature satellite in 10 cm cube modules
for use in CubeSats include Hall-effect thrusters, ion thrusters, pulsed plasma thrusters, electrospray thrusters, and resistojets. Several notable CubeSat
CubeSat
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
precooler's design. The project's development is now allowed to advance to its next phase, which involves the construction and testing of a full-scale prototype
Single-stage-to-orbit
European spacecraft
planned for August 2025. In April 2025, ESTEC was testing the gridded ion engine thruster for HENON. In late 2025, the spacecraft passed its Critical Design
HENON
German-American scientist
those designs relied on ion thrusters, which ionize either caesium or rubidium vapor and accelerate the positively charged ions through gridded electrodes
Ernst_Stuhlinger
Space tug by D-Orbit
mission, ION Satellite Carrier can release the hosted satellites individually, changing orbital parameter between one deployment and the next. Each of
ION_Satellite_Carrier
2025 NASA mission to Mars
60 × 70 × 90 cm (24 × 28 × 35 in). Chemical propulsion is provided by thrusters developed by Arianespace. Reaction wheels, inertial measurement units
ESCAPADE
Type of electric vehicle
literally hundreds of electric thrusters now operating in orbit on communications satellites, and ion and Hall thrusters both having been successfully
Battery_electric_vehicle
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
total ∆v budget of 93 m/s. Two sets of thrusters constitute the observatory's propulsion system. Because the thrusters are located solely on the Sun-facing
James_Webb_Space_Telescope
Part of the International Space Station; sequence of connected trusses
a flight test version of its VASIMR ion thruster on the station to take over reboost duties. In 2013, the thruster module was intended to be placed on
Integrated_Truss_Structure
Student designed cubesat
(ELaNa). IRVINE02 features an ion electrospray thruster, the second of Accion Systems thrusters to reach orbit. Beyond the thruster, IRVINE02 utilizes magnetorquers
Irvine_CubeSat_STEM_Program
satellites were commanded to burn their ion thrusters. SpaceX modified the satellite software so the thrusters would produce as much thrust as possible
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2024)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2024)
Magnetic confinement fusion reactor
Lorentz Force Thruster (ELF) developed by MSNW was an attempt to design a space propulsion device. ELF was a candidate in NASA's NextSTEP advanced electric
Field-reversed_configuration
Attitude control device used in spacecraft
sufficiently strong magnetic field, the next most efficient practice is to use high-efficiency attitude jets such as ion thrusters. Beresheet was launched on a Falcon
Reaction_wheel
Devices that measure magnetic field strength using the Hall effect
and is ionized by the trapped electrons. Positive ions and electrons are then ejected from the thruster as a quasineutral plasma, creating thrust. The thrust
Hall_effect_sensor
launcher at the stern. There are two shafts and two rudders, plus two bow thrusters. There is a main elevator for helicopters aft and a smaller one for stores
List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships
List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships
NASA experimental satellite
two remaining wheels and thrusters. ATS-6 was equipped with two electric thrusters based on the acceleration of cesium ions, that were to be used for
ATS-6
Nanosatellite
and Fixed Solar Arrays VACCO MiPS Cold Gas Thruster Blue Canyon Technologies XACT ADCS with Integrated Thruster Control SwRI Spacecraft Structure Mechanical
CubeSat_for_Solar_Particles
their appearance in science fiction and subsequent invention, such as ion thruster. To avoid repetitions, the list excludes film adaptations of prior literature
List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction
List_of_existing_technologies_predicted_in_science_fiction
Propulsion or acceleration using electromagnetic force
applications that remain not widely used or still in development include ion thruster for low orbiting satellites and magnetohydrodynamic drive for ships and
Electromagnetic_propulsion
Type of nuclear propulsion method with an ultra high specific-inpulse
highest thermal fission cross section (thousands of barns), about 10x the next highest cross section across all known isotopes. 242mAm is fissile and has
Fission-fragment_rocket
Fusion power research concept
ions and created neutrons and sold the product for several hundred thousand dollars. As the negatively charged electrons and positively charged ions in
Inertial electrostatic confinement
Inertial_electrostatic_confinement
Award
development work on the electron-bombardment ion thruster, and for his innovative solutions to numerous problems in ion propulsion Vladimir Kim Russia 2007 For
Stuhlinger_Medal
On-orbit satellite servicing mission
the vehicle's three reaction wheels were not operable, and its cold gas thruster system was also degraded. The spacecraft remained able to generate sufficient
Swift_boost_mission
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
they are inferior, for example, to ion engines with low thrust and a lifespan of several years, but ion thruster and plasma engines are too weak for
Interstellar_travel
Planned component of a Mars-mission craft
spacecraft. Developed by Lanteris Space Systems for NASA, PPE will use ion thrusters for nuclear electric propulsion supplemented by separate, higher-thrust
Power_and_Propulsion_Element
Theoretical spacecraft propulsion system
from the depot. Solar-thermal monoprop hydrogen thrusters are also integral to the design of the next-generation cryogenic upper stage rocket proposed
Solar_thermal_rocket
Void between celestial bodies
Space Shuttle, this begins the process of switching from steering with thrusters to maneuvering with aerodynamic control surfaces. The Kármán line, established
Outer_space
Rocket-propelled by exhausted coolant of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor
through the nozzle and inside the walls of the quartz enclosure for cooling. Next, the coolant is run along the outside of the quartz fuel enclosure. Since
Gas_core_reactor_rocket
Satellite bus designed and manufactured by Boeing
replace AsiaStar. By 2005, Boeing was offering a Xenon Electrostatic ion thruster System (XIPS) option for the 702 satellite system. XIPS is 10 times more
Boeing_702
Lunar lander built by Astrobotic Technology
reconfigurable for specific missions. Its propulsion system has five thrusters built by Frontier Aerospace, each producing 150 lb (667 N) thrust. This
Peregrine_Mission_One
European space observatory
thermal control heaters began on 12 August 1998. Thawing pipes and the thrusters was next, and SOHO was re-oriented towards the Sun on 16 September 1998. After
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Solar_and_Heliospheric_Observatory
Satellite bus
long. Orbit maintenance is performed by the small hydrazine motors and ion thrusters. The maximum propellant supply (with the largest tanks at 95% fill factor)
Lockheed_Martin_A2100
Part of the James Webb Space Telescope
state of Maryland. The JWST uses two types of thrusters. The Secondary Combustion Augmented Thrusters (SCAT) use hydrazine (N2H4) and the oxidizer dinitrogen
Spacecraft bus (James Webb Space Telescope)
Spacecraft_bus_(James_Webb_Space_Telescope)
Retrieved 5 sept 2010. Research Park marks 25 years of growth "Cooper Park takes next step" Archived 2016-12-07 at Archive-It, Mark Ferenchik. Columbus Dispatch
Research and development in Ohio
Research_and_development_in_Ohio
Mobile equipment that transports people, animals or cargo
vehicles. Ion thrusters run primarily off electricity, but they also need a propellant such as caesium, or, more recently xenon. Ion thrusters can achieve
Vehicle
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital "SpaceX plans 24 Starlink launches next year". September 10, 2019. "Orbital Launches of 2020". space.skyrocket.de
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2020–2022)
platform to be actively stabilized using eight Helium based cold gas thrusters after the primary mission and stage passivization. POEM-1 (COSPAR ID:2022-072E
List of PSLV Orbital Experiment Module Flights
List_of_PSLV_Orbital_Experiment_Module_Flights
starfighters at below lightspeed velocities, with the most common type being the ion engine. These engines are used to lift off from planetary surfaces, travel
List of Star Wars starfighters
List_of_Star_Wars_starfighters
Module of the International Space Station
greatest mechanical advantage for roll corrections of all the station's thruster-equipped modules. Nauka is also able to collect and store propellant delivered
Nauka_(ISS_module)
Long conducting wires which can act as electrical motors or generators
A.A., "Current Flow Across a Plasma Double Layer in a Hollow Cathode Ion Thruster," AIAA 9th Electric Propulsion Conference, AIAA, 1972, pp. 1–15. Andrews
Electrodynamic_tether
Reusable robotic spaceplane used by US military since 2010
government was testing a version of the EmDrive electromagnetic microwave thruster on the fourth flight of the X-37B. In 2009, an EmDrive technology transfer
Boeing_X-37
Change in velocity per amount of fuel
methods, such as ion thrusters, give much higher specific impulse but with much lower thrust; for example the Hall-effect thruster on the SMART-1 satellite
Specific_impulse
tethers, solar sails, aeroassist and high-power electric propulsion (ion thruster) are just a few of the technologies being developed to achieve the goals
NASA Advanced Space Transportation Program
NASA_Advanced_Space_Transportation_Program
Ionization of air around a high-voltage conductor
Production of photons for Kirlian photography to expose photographic film EHD thrusters, lifters, and other ionic wind devices Nitrogen laser Ionization of a
Corona_discharge
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List of The Transformers characters
List_of_The_Transformers_characters
Small spacecraft and semi-hard lander of the 6U CubeSat format
radiation monitor and an accelerometer. OMOTENASHI was to use a cold gas thruster to enter a lunar-impact orbit, and a solid-rocket motor for the landing
OMOTENASHI
Indian communication satellite
power generation (EOL) using solar panels 2 × 180Ah Li-ion battery 16 × bipropellant thrusters 440N Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) with area ratio of 250 2
GSAT-24
Space probe that can travel out of the Solar System
supplying the energy from an external source (laser of base station) and ion thruster. In the early 2000s many new, relatively large planetary bodies were
Interstellar_probe
Low-Density Gases
3695. Nishii, Keita; Levin, Deborah A. (2023). "Kinetic simulation of ion thruster plume neutralization in a vacuum chamber". Plasma Sources Science and
Rarefied_gas_dynamics
American aerospace engineer
Omnivore Thruster, Optical Mining, Radiant Gas Dynamic Mining, Optimized Matched Filter Tracking, and the Sun Flower Power Tower. The Omnivore Thruster is a
Joel_C._Sercel
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
speed over 250 mph (400 km/h). A "SpaceX Package" would include cold-gas thrusters. The vehicle would have three electric motors, allowing all-wheel drive
Tesla,_Inc.
2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
evaluate its performance in deep space. Over 41 minutes, they tested two thruster control modes (six degrees of freedom and three degrees of freedom) to
Artemis_II
satellites were commanded to burn their ion thrusters. SpaceX modified the satellite software so the thrusters would produce as much thrust as possible
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
Japanese marine design consortium
"Asahi Tanker decided to build two electric tankers equipped with lithium-ion batteries for the first time in the world". Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. 2020-03-27
E5_Project
Summer 2025 cargo mission to the ISS
XL will conduct a secondary mission to test the PALOMINO electrospray thruster subsystem developed by Revolution Space. NG-23 was advanced in the launch
Cygnus_NG-23
2025 lunar landing mission
eight smaller Firefly Spectre biprop thrusters, and four sets of Firefly cold-gas attitude control system thrusters. The spacecraft featured both S band
Blue_Ghost_Mission_1
Flyby in 50 Years - NASA". Retrieved 15 May 2026. "Starlink Group 10-58". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 24 March 2026. China 'N Asia Spaceflight [@CNSpaceflight]
List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_April–June_2026
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Australian, Celtic, French, Greek, Irish, Romanian
Moon Man; God is Good; Gift from God
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Muslim/Islamic
Son of
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Muslim/Islamic
Following next
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Romanian
Basque and Romanian form of Greek Ioannes, ION means "God is gracious." In use by the Romani.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : nickname from Middle English hext ‘tallest’, ‘highest’ (Old English hēhst, superlative of hēah ‘high’).
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Basque
, Jehovah's gift or grace.
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Greek
Son of Apollo.
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Following, Next
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Son
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Following, Next
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Egyptian
, Peace of Nebt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a herdsman in charge of cattle or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat ‘ox’, ‘cow’ (Old English nēat). The modern English adjective neat (via French from Latin nitidus ‘clean’, ‘shining’) does not occur before the 16th century, after the main period of surname formation.
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Muslim
Coming. Next.
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Worthy lord. Derived from 'ior' and 'gwerth'. Legendary son of Maredudd.
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Short form of English Newton, NEWT means "new settlement."
Female
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Welsh pet form of Greek Hagne (English Agnes), NEST means "chaste; holy."
Surname or Lastname
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Romanian : from the personal name Ion (see John).English : probably a variant of John.
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Lion. The lion is a figure in art and religious symbolism of many cultures; symbolizing...
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n.
Alt. of Bird's-nest
adv.
In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
a.
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
n.
A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.
n.
A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
a.
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
a.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.
a.
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
a.
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
v. t.
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
v. t.
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
n.
A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.
superl.
Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.
v. t.
To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
v. t.
To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.
n.
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.
superl.
Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
a.
Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.
v. t.
To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
v. i.
To build and occupy a nest.