OriginOne of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis 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 ”
FormsNicols(plural)
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