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q in British English 1
nounWord forms: plural q's, Q's or Qs
1.
the 17th letter and 13th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless velar stop, as in unique and quick
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q in British English 2
symbol for
quintal
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Q in British English
symbol for
1. chess
queen
2.
question
3. physics
heat
abbreviation for
4. messaging & social media
queue
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q. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
quart
2.
quarter
3.
quarterly
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Q. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
quartermaster
2. Also: qWord forms: plural Qq, qq
quarto
3.
Queen
4.
question
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Q in American English 1
noun
Electronics
the ratio of energy stored to energy lost in a component or substance
: often called Q factor
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Word origin
q(uality factor)
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Q in American English 2
1.
farthing
2.
Quebec
3.
Queen
4. Chess
queen
5.
quetzal
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Word origin
(sense 1) L quadrans
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Q in American English 3
Physics
electric charge
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q in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural Q's or q's
1.
the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the early Greek koppa, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English words, where it is typically followed by u (except in words borrowed from Arabic), the (kw) of queen or (k) of conquer
3.
a type or impression for q or Q
4.
the seventeenth in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like Q
adjective
6.
of q or Q
7.
seventeenth in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like Q
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q in American English 2
1.
quart
2.
quarter
3.
quarterly
4.
quarto
5.
query
6.
question
7.
quintal
8.
quire
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Q in American English
(kjuː) or q (kjuː)
nounWord forms: plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs
1.
the 17th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter Q or q, as in quick, acquit, or Iraq
3.
something having the shape of a Q
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter Q or q
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Q or q
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Q in American English 1
abbreviation
1.
quarterly
2.Chess
queen
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Q in American English 2
symbol
1.
the 17th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 16th
2.(sometimes lc)
the medieval Roman numeral for 500
Compare Roman numerals
3.Biochemistry
glutamine
4.Physics
heat
5.Thermodynamics
a unit of heat energy, equal to 1018 British thermal units (1.055 × 1021 joules)
6. Also called: Q-factor Electronics
the ratio of the reactance to the resistance of an electric circuit or component
7.(in Biblical criticism)
the symbol for material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke that was not derived from the Gospel of Mark
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q. in American English
abbreviation
1.
farthing
2.
quart; quarts
3.
query
4.
question
5.
quintal
6.
quire
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Word origin
[(def. 1) ‹ L quadrāns]
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Q. in American English
abbreviation
1.
quarto
2.
Quebec
3.
Queen
4.
question
5.(in Guatemala)
quetzal; quetzals
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