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Nit
01
piolho, nit
the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect that lives on someone's hair or piece of clothing
Example
The school nurse carefully checked each student 's hair for nits during the health inspection.
After discovering a nit in her hair, she immediately used a special comb to remove it.
02
nits, nit
a unit of measurement for luminance, equivalent to one candela per square meter, measured perpendicularly to the direction of the light
Example
The new smartphone boasts a screen brightness of 1000 nits, making it easy to view even in direct sunlight.
The television 's display settings allow users to adjust the brightness from 200 to 800 nits.
