nor-nor-west
/ˌnɔːnɔːˈwɛst/(also nor'-nor'-west)
adverb
= north-north-west.
- Occasionally in allusion to Hamlet; compare quot 1604 at north-north-west..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Bourne (c1535–1582), writer on mathematics. Shortened from north-north-west.
- heteromorphism
- heteromorphy
- heteronomous
- heteronomy
- heteronormative
- heteronormativity
- heteronym
- heteronymic
- heteronymous
- heterophyte
- heterophytic
- heteroplastic
- heteroplasty
- heteropolar
- Heteroptera
- heteropteran
- heteropterous
- heterosexism
- heterosexist
- heterosexual
- heterosexuality
- heterosexually
- heterosis
- heterosporous
- heterospory