Nit - Definition and Overview

Nit can refer to:

• A common name for various types of lice eggs. See head lice, pubic lice, Pediculosis.
• A derogatory term typical of non-American English, indicating foolishness, as in "nit-wit".
• A unit of luminance, the nit (unit)
• the National Invitation Tournament
• National Institutes of Technology, India
• Nit -- Goddess of Weaving, War, Hunting and the Red Crown, Creator Deity, Mother of Ra.