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Index K
K, k: Meaning and Definition of
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K
Pronunciation:
(kā),
[key]
— pl. K's Ks, k's 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 a
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
Pronunciation:
[key]
king.
Kelvin.
the number 1000:
The salary offered is $20K.
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kindergarten:
a K–12 boarding school.
kitchen.
K
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
the eleventh in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the tenth.
potassium.
A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
the number 1024 or 210:A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
kilobyte.
strikeout; strikeouts.
kaon.
lysine.
K
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Ecol. Ecol.
carrying capacity.
k
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
a vector on the z-axis, having length 1 unit.
See
K.
Pronunciation:
[key]
kip; kips.
Knight.
kwacha.
k.
Pronunciation:
[key]
capacity.
karat.
kilogram; kilograms.
king.
knight.
knot.
kopeck.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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