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  • Nixie — may refer to: Nixie tube, a gas filled electron tube once in use as an alphanumeric display Neck (water spirit) or Nixie, a mythical water creature in Germanic folk tales Melusine or Nixie, a mythical feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred… …   Wikipedia

  • nixie — (n.) water fairy, 1816 (introduced by Sir Walter Scott), from Ger. Nixie, from O.H.G. nihhussa water sprite, fem. of nihhus, from P.Gmc. *nikwiz (Cf. O.N. nykr, O.E. nicor water spirit, water monster, also used to gloss hippopotamus; Grendel s… …   Etymology dictionary

  • nixie — A mailpiece that cannot be sorted or delivered because of an incorrect, illegible, or insufficient delivery address. A nixie clerk specializes in handling this mail. (Also seeundeliverable as addressed) …   Glossary of postal terms

  • Nixie — Nix ie, n. 1. See {Nix}. [1913 Webster] 2. Nothing. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (U. S. Mail Service) A piece of mail matter which cannot be delivered, either because no post office exists at the place to which is it addressed, or because… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nixie — nixie1 [nik′sē] n. Gmc. Folklore a female nix ☆ nixie2 [nik′sē ] n. a piece of mail with an incorrect, incomplete, or illegible address, usually not deliverable …   English World dictionary

  • nixie — noun /ˈnɪksi/ a) a female water elf , 1922: Bare from her garters up her flesh appears under the sapphire a nixie’s green. James Joyce, Ulysses b) a piece of mail returned as undeliverable , mailers may also receive information on addresses that… …   Wiktionary

  • nixie — I. ˈniksē, si noun ( s) Etymology: German, female nix, from Old High German nicchessa, feminine of nihhus nix : nix I II. noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nixie-Röhre — ZM1210 (ohne Tauchlack) mit zehn Ziffern und Dezimalpunkt, Ansicht seitlich. Durchmesser 19 mm, Ziffernhöhe 15 mm Eine Nixie Röhre ist ein elektrisches Bauelement zur Darstellung verschiedener Zeichen. Die Anzeige funktioniert nach dem Prinzip… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nixie clerk — A post office clerk in charge of the nixies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nixie tube — The ten digits of a GN 4 Nixie tube. A nixie tube is an electronic device for displaying numerals or other information. The glass tube contains a wire mesh anode and multiple cathodes. In most tubes, the cathodes are shaped like numerals.… …   Wikipedia

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