a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

[ Syn: neon , neon , ne , ne , atomic number 10 , atomic number 10 ]

the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

[ Syn: northeast , nor-east , northeastward , ne ]

a midwestern state on the Great Plains

[ Syn: nebraska , cornhusker state , ne ]