ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nat

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /nɑːt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nat is a noun meaning A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.

Meaning

A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.

More Meanings

  1. A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
  2. (colloquial, US) Clipping of natatorium.
  3. (roleplaying games, dice games, slang) Clipping of natural (“pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result”).
  4. (obsolete) Not.

Example Sentences

And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.
After rolling a Strength check to move a heavy cabinet, I got a nat 1 and the cabinet fell on me.
They greatly dread evil "Nats" or spirits, to whom they attribute every possible misfortune or illness.
But she continued. "I do a Survival check to see if there are any worm people in these puddles... and roll a nat twenty!"

Word Forms

Synonyms for nat

Depending on context, synonyms include nit, nepit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include senate, ul, wet, nap, holotype, ki.

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