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Q
1or q
[ kyoo ]
noun
, plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs.
- the 17th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter Q or q, as in quick, acquit, or Iraq.
- something having the shape of a Q .
- a written or printed representation of the letter Q or q.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Q or q.
q.
2abbreviation for
- farthing.
Q
3abbreviation for
- quarterly.
- Chess. queen ( def 6 ).
q.
4abbreviation for
- quart; quarts.
- query.
- question.
- quintal.
- quire.
Q
5Symbol.
- the 17th in order or in a series.
- (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 500. Compare Roman numerals.
- Biochemistry. glutamine ( def ).
- Physics. heat ( def 7 ).
- Thermodynamics. a unit of heat energy, equal to 10 18 British thermal units (1.055 × 10 21 joules).
- Also called Q-factor. Electronics. the ratio of the reactance to the resistance of an electric circuit or component.
- Biblical Criticism. the symbol for material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke that was not derived from the Gospel of Mark.
Q.
6abbreviation for
- quarto.
- Quebec.
- Queen.
- question.
- (in Guatemala) quetzal; quetzals.
q
1/ kjuː /
noun
- the 17th letter and 13th consonant of the modern English alphabet
- a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless velar stop, as in unique and quick
q.
2abbreviation for
- quart
- quarter
- quarterly
q
3symbol for
- quintal
Q
4symbol for
- chess queen
- question
- physics heat
abbreviation for
- text messaging queue
Q.
5abbreviation for
- quartermaster
- Alsoq Qqqq quarto
- Queen
- question
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Q1
From the Latin word quadrāns
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Idioms and Phrases
see mind one's p's and q's .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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