G, g
[jee]
| 1. | the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. |
| 2. | any spoken sound represented by the letter G or g, as in get, German, or camouflage. |
| 3. | something having the shape of a G. |
| 4. | a written or printed representation of the letter G or g. |
| 5. | a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter G or g. |
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| 1. | Slang. grand: a sum of one thousand dollars. |
| 2. | (sometimes lowercase ) Aerospace. gravity: a unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity at the earth's surface. |
G
| 1. | the seventh in order or in a series. |
| 2. | Music.
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| 3. | (sometimes lowercase ) the medieval Roman numeral for 400. Compare Roman numerals. |
| 4. | Electricity.
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| 5. | Physics. constant of gravitation. See under law of gravity. |
| 6. | Biochemistry.
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| 7. | general: a rating assigned to a motion picture by the Motion Picture Association of America indicating that the film is suitable for general audiences, or children as well as adults. Compare PG, PG-13, See R (def. 5), X (def. 8). |
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| acceleration of gravity n. Abbr. g The acceleration of freely falling bodies under the influence of terrestrial gravity, equal to approximately 9.81 meters (32 feet) per second per second. |
| g 2 abbr.
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| G 3 The symbol for conductance. |
| G 4 abbr.
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gram 1 (grām) n. Abbr. g or gm. or gr. A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement. [French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.] |
| gravitational constant n. Abbr. G The constant in Newton's law of gravitation that yields the force one body exerts on another when multiplied by the product of the masses of the two bodies and divided by the square of the distance between them. It equals 6.67 × 10-11 m3kg-1s-2. |
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G\ (j[=e]) 1. G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246. Note: The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through the French. Etymologically it is most closely related to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin L. genus, Gr. ?; E. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army); gall, choler; gust, choose. See C. 2. (Mus.) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G[sharp] (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A.Cite This Source
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A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is the first preferred bond of the company.
Investopedia Commentary
Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.
See also: Convertible Bond, Nasdaq, Stock Symbol
Also spelled: G
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- Used immediately following the stock name in stock transaction tables of newspapers to indicate that dividends and earnings are in Canadian currency but that the stock price is in U.S. dollars: Dome g .12.
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Main Entry: g
Pronunciation: 'jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural g's or gs /'jEz/
: a unit of forceequal to the force exerted by gravity on a body at rest and used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when accelerated
Main Entry: g
Function: abbreviation
1 gauge
2 gender
3 gingival
4 glucose
5 grain
6 gram
7gravity; acceleration of gravity
Main Entry: G
Function: abbreviation
guanine
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g 1 (jē)
n.
A unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration caused by gravity at the earth's surface, about 9.8 meters (32 feet) per second per second.
g 2
abbr.
gram
G abbr.
- glucose
- gravitational constant
- guanine
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["The Multiparadigm Language G", J. Placer, Computer Langs 16:235-258, 1991].
[The Jargon File]
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