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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: e, E /iː/ n ( pl e's, E's, Es)- the fifth letter and second vowel of the modern English alphabet
- any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in he, bet, or below
e symbol for - a transcendental number, fundamental to mathematics, that is the limit of (1 + 1/n)n as n increases to infinity: used as the base of natural logarithms. Approximate value: 2.718 282…; relation to π: eπi = –1, where i = √–1
- electron
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024E, e /i/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. Es or E's, es or e's. - Linguisticsthe fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
E., an abbreviation of:- GeographyEarth.
- Geographyeast.
- eastern.
- engineering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024E, e (ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. E's or Es, e's or es. - the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter E or e, as in met, meet, mere, etc.
- something having the shape of anE.
- a written or printed representation of the letter E or e.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter E or e.
E, - Geographyeast.
- Educationeastern.
- Music and DanceEnglish.
- excellent.
- Expressway.
E, Symbol.- the fifth in order or in a series.
- (sometimes l.c.) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work is in need of improvement in order to be passing.
- [Music.]
- the third tone in the scale of C major or the fifth tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
- a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
- a written or printed note representing this tone.
- (in the fixed system of solmization) the third tone of the scale of C major, called mi.
- the tonality having E as the tonic note.
- (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 250. Cf. Roman numerals.
- [Physics, Elect.]
- electric field.
- electric field strength.
- [Physics.]energy.
- [Biochem.]See glutamic acid.
- Philosophy[Logic.]See universal negative.
- Clothinga proportional shoe width size narrower than EE and wider than D.
e, - Physicselectron.
- Physics, Philosophyelementary charge.
e, Symbol.- [Math.]a transcendental constant equal to 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms;
the limit of the expression (1+1/n)n as n approaches infinity. - [Logic.]See universal negative.
e-, - var. of ex-1, occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than c, f, p, q, s, and t: emit.
E., - Earl.
- Earth.
- Geographyeast.
- Easter.
- eastern.
- engineer.
- engineering.
- English.
e., - eldest.
- Sport[Football.]end.
- engineer.
- engineering.
- entrance.
- Sport[Baseball.]error;
errors.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e-,1 (used in combination) - Computingelectronic:e-mail, E-text.
- Computingon-line:e-commerce.
Also, E-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: E symbol for - earth
- East
- English
- Egypt(ian)
- exa-
- a note having a frequency of 329.63 hertz (E above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the third note of the scale of C major
- the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
- energy
- electromotive force
- a person without a regular income, or who is dependent on the state on a long-term basis because of unemployment, sickness, old age, etc
- (as modifier): E worker
See also occupation groupings abbreviation for - informal the drug ecstasy
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: E- prefix - used with numbers indicating a standardized system within the European Union, as of recognized food additives or standard pack sizes
See also E number
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: e- prefix - electronic, indicating the involvement of the internet: e-business, e-money
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