Nicol
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Nicol
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One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.
proper noun Nicols
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun Nicols
- Ellipsis of Nicol prism Whilst I formerly used the parallel position of the two Nicols as the zero point, I adopted in these measurations the crossed position as the zero point, because it is easier to distinguish the point of maximal extinction of the rays than the point of maximal brightness.
Talk about this word "Nicol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nicol. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nicol. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nicol "Nicol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nicol.Cite this
@misc{nicol_2026,
title = {Nicol},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nicol},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
