v. t. [ From null, a., or perh. abbrev. from annul. ] To annul. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a dim. of unus one; cf. F. nul. See No, and One, and cf. None. ]
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null,
Dead perfection; no more. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Null method (Physics.),
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] One of the beads in
‖n. [ Hind. nālā, fr. Skr. nāla tube. ] A water course, esp. a dry one; a gully; a gorge; -- orig. an East Indian term. E. Arnold. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Turned so as to resemble nulls. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nulled work (Cabinetwork),
n. [ L. nullibi nowhere. ] The state or condition of being nowhere. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. nullificatio contempt. See Nullify. ] The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect. [ 1913 Webster ]
Right of nullification (U. S. Hist.),
a. [ L. nullus none + fides faith. ] Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to
n. An unbeliever. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]