1. (

• neon ,
• Ne ,
• atomic_number_ ,

) 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 ;

2. (

• northeast ,
• nor'-east ,
• northeastward ,
• NE

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

3. (

• Nebraska ,
• Cornhusker_State ,
• NE ,
• Neb.

) a midwestern state on the Great Plains ;