nousu

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *nousu. Equivalent to nousta (“to rise”) +‎ -u. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnou̯su/, [ˈno̞u̯s̠u] Rhymes: -ousu Syllabification(key): nou‧su Hyphenation(key): nou‧su === Noun === nousu rise, ascent (moving upwards) Synonym: nouseminen Antonym: lasku synonym of kasvu (“growth, increase, rise”) getting on (a vehicle), embarking [with illative or allative] getting off (a vehicle), disembarking [with elative or ablative] (mechanics) thread pitch, pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread of a screw to the next) Synonym: kierteen nousu (mechanics) thread pitch, lead (the distance along a screw's axis that is covered by one 360° rotation of the screw) Synonym: ruuvin nousu (firearms) twist (of rifling) (sports) comeback (overcoming or attempting to overcome a substantial disadvantage) (mining) raise (shaft or a winze that is dug from below) (astronomy) rising (above the horizon) Antonym: lasku kuun nousu ― rising of the moon (aviation) climb, ascent (informal) takeoff of an airplane or rocket Synonyms: lentoonlähtö, lähtö (sociology) upward mobility (advancement to better-paid or better-regarded social strata) (often with the adjective sosiaalinen) (narcotics) onset, 'the way up' ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nousu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023