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Q
see synonyms of qNoun
1. q
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
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Q
see synonyms of qnounWord 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
symbol for
quintal
symbol for
1. chess
queen
2.
question
3. physics
heat
abbreviation for
4. text messaging
queue
abbreviation for
1.
quart
2.
quarter
3.
quarterly
abbreviation for
1.
quartermaster
2. Also: qWord forms: plural Qq or qq
quarto
3.
Queen
4.
question
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Q
see synonyms of q noun
Electronics
the ratio of energy stored to energy lost in a component or substance
: often called Q factor1.
farthing
2.
Quebec
3.
Queen
4. Chess
queen
5.
quetzal
Physics
electric charge
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
1.
quart
2.
quarter
3.
quarterly
4.
quarto
5.
query
6.
question
7.
quintal
8.
quire
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Q
see synonyms of qn. pl. q's or Q's also qs or Qs
1. The 17th letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter q.
3. The 17th in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter Q.
5. Q A hypothetical lost manuscript, consisting largely of sayings of Jesus, that is believed to have been the source of those passages in Matthew and Luke that bear close similarity to each other but not to parallel passages in Mark.
abbr.
1. quart
2. also Q. quarto
3. also q quintal
abbr.
1.
a. quarter (of a year)
b. quarterly
2. Games queen
3. question
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