Definitions for "Nemesis"
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.
Nemesis is the goddess of vengeance who brings retribution on those who have sinned, especially through hubris ("over-weaning pride"). A nemesis denotes the following: the abstract idea of retributive vengeance; the agent of retribution; an invincible rival in a contest or battle; or a necessary or inevitable consequence.
(NEH-meh-sihs) Greek: retribution, today also means "undoing." Exam~le: My nemesis when I diet is chocolate chip cookies.
Nemesis is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov. One of his later science fiction novels, it was published in 1989, only three years before his death. The novel is loosely related to the future history into which he attempted to integrate his science fiction output, connecting several ideas from earlier and later novels, including non-human intelligence, sentient planets (Erythro), and rotor engines (Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain).
Nemesis is the name of two fictional characters in the DC Comics universe.
The Nemesis is a Decepticon spaceship in the fictional Transformers Generation One universe. It was built by Megatron as the flagship of his Decepticon space fleet, and was described by Optimus Primal as the most powerful Decepticon battleship ever. The ship was never named in the original series, only being given a name in the Beast Wars series finale.
a villain who has a particular interest in defeating a hero or group of heroes, and who is often of particular interest to the hero(es) in return.
a seemingly unbeatable or unconquerable enemy, often used as a foil to the protagonist, where interaction between the hero and his antagonist forms
A tragic hero or heroine's punishment.
Nemesis were one of the first rap crews from Texas to enjoy some popularity in the US and world-wide, thanks to their label, Profile Records, which was well-known for bringing out many popular east coast rap releases such as Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, and LL Cool J. Nemesis included members The Snake, Big Al and M.C. Azim; stylistically, they were inspired by both Gangsta rap and Miami bass as well as (in terms of lyrics) spirtuality (greatly inspired by Islam).
"Nemesis" is a song on Cradle of Filth's 2004 album, Nymphetamine. The song lasts for 7 Minutes and 17 seconds, and has received much praise for its lyrics, complex-yet-catchy guitar riffs and solos, and traditional black metal blast beats.
Nemesis is the first portable game in the Gradius series, released for the Game Boy in 1990. The game has five levels and plays similarly to previous Gradius games.
Nemesis is a supernatural horror role-playing game, created by Dennis Detwiller, Greg Stolze and Shane Ivey, with game mechanics by Greg Stolze. The game is available electronically for free. Nemesis uses the One-Roll Engine (ORE) gaming system, a dice pool system where matched die results determine success.
Nemesis is the rival in the game, Black&White.
Nemesis is an openly gay pop music duo consisting of the identical twin brothers Jacob and Joshua Miller. The pair can be differentiated by their hair colors; Jacob is blond, while Joshua is a brunette. Joshua is also a few minutes older than Jacob.
Nemesis is a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster located at Alton Towers in Forbidden Valley. Opening in 1994, it is uniquely built in trenches to reduce its height above ground. This is to comply with local planning restrictions which require Alton Towers to build below the tree line.
something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
Nemesis is a tragedy in four acts written by Alfred Nobel, the man behind the Nobel Prizes. The play, which is in prose, was written shortly before his death and printed while he was dying. Following Nobel's death the entire printed edition was destroyed, except for three copies.
Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf star or brown dwarf, orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 50,000 to 100,000 AU, somewhat beyond the Oort cloud. Richard A. Muller suggests that the most likely object is a red dwarf with magnitude between 7 and 12 http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/lbl-nem.htm, while Daniel P.
Nemesis is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fourth episode of the fourth season.
Nemesis is the second set in the Mercadian Masques block of cards of , along with the expansions Mercadian Masques and Prophecy. Its expansion symbol is a Halberd.
Nemesis is an English draughts program by Murray Cash. Nemesis is the current world and British computer champion, won in 2002 against the programs Cake (draughts player) and Kings Row.
Nemesis is the sophomore effort from heavy metal band Grip Inc..
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nemesis is an experimental finite element code.