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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: k, K /keɪ/ n ( pl k's, K's, Ks)- the 11th letter and 8th consonant of the modern English alphabet
- a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless velar stop, as in kitten
k symbol for - kilo(s)
- the unit vector along the z-axis
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024K, k /keɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. Ks or K's, ks or k's. - Linguisticsthe 11th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
K, an abbreviation of:- Computing
- the number 1024 or 210:A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
- kilobyte.
- Mathematicsthe number 1000:a $20K salary.
- Educationkindergarten.
- kitchen.
k. or k,an abbreviation of:- Jewelrykarat.
- Weights and Measureskilogram.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024K, k (kā),USA pronunciation n., pl. K's or Ks, k's or ks. - the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any sound represented by the letter K or k, as in bilk, kit, or sick.
- something having the shape of aK.
- a written or printed representation of the letter K or k.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter K or k.
K, - Chessking.
- Chemistry, Physics[Physics.]Kelvin.
- Mathematicsthe number 1000:The salary offered is $20K.
[abbr. of kilo-].- Music and Dance, SportSee Köchel listing.
- Educationkindergarten:a K–12 boarding school.
- [Real Estate.]kitchen.
K, Symbol.- the eleventh in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the tenth.
- [Chem.]potassium.
- [Computers.]
- the number 1024 or 210:A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
- kilobyte.
- [Baseball.]strikeout;
strikeouts. - [Physics.]kaon.
- [Biochem.]lysine.
K, [Ecol.]- Ecologycarrying capacity.
k, Symbol.- [Math.]a vector on the z-axis, having length 1 unit.
- See Boltzmann constant.
K., - Currencykip;
kips. - CurrencyKnight.
- kwacha.
k., - Electricitycapacity.
- Jewelrykarat.
- Weights and Measureskilogram;
kilograms. - Chessking.
- knight.
- knot.
- Currencykopeck.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: K symbol for - kelvin(s)
- king
- potassium
- kaon
- kina
- kip
- kopeck
- kwacha
- kyat
- one thousand
- a unit of 1024 words, bits, or bytes
- (not in technical usage) 1000
Etymology: (for sense 3) from New Latin kalium; (for sense 6) from kilo-; (for sense 8) from Kampuchea K, K. abbreviation for - Köchel: indicating the serial number in the catalogue (1862) of the works of Mozart made by Ludwig von Köchel (1800–77)
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