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J, j: Meaning and Definition of
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J
Pronunciation:
( jā),
[key]
— pl. J's Js, j's js.
the tenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter J or j, as in just, major, or rajah.
something having the shape of a
a written or printed representation of the letter J or j.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter J or j.
J
Pronunciation:
[key]
Jewish.
joule; joules.
J
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
the tenth in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the ninth.
(sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 1. Cf. Roman numerals.
j
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
a unit vector on the y-axis of a coordinate system.
the imaginary number &minus1sqrootover;.
J.
Pronunciation:
[key]
Jack.
Journal.
Judge.
Justice.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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