E (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

abbreviation
  1. electron.
  2. elementary charge.
Symbol.
  1. 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.
  2. universal negative.
noun, plural E's or Es, e's or es.
  1. the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter E or e, as in met, meet, mere, etc.
  3. something having the shape of an E.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter E or e.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter E or e.
abbreviation
  1. east.
  2. eastern.
  3. English (def. 5).
  4. excellent.
  5. Expressway.
Symbol.
  1. the fifth in order or in a series.
  2. (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.
  3. 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.
  4. the medieval Roman numeral for 250.
  5. Physics, Electricity.
  6. energy (def. 8).
  7. glutamic acid.
  8. universal negative.
  9. a proportional shoe width size narrower than EE and wider than D.
  1. variant of ex-1 occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than c, f, p, q, s, and t:: emit.
(used in combination)
  1. electric: e-bike.
  2. electronic: e-book; e-cigarette.
  3. on the internet; online: e-content; e-commerce.
  4. involving electronic data transfer, especially over the internet: e-banking.
abbreviation
  1. eldest.
  2. end.
  3. engineer.
  4. engineering.
  5. entrance.
  6. error; errors.
abbreviation
  1. Earl.
  2. Earth.
  3. east.
  4. Easter.
  5. eastern.
  6. engineer.
  7. engineering.
  8. English.
noun plural e's, E's or Es
  1. the fifth letter and second vowel of the modern English alphabet
  2. any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in he, bet, or below
symbol for
  1. 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: e πi = –1, where i = √–1
  2. electron
  3. chess See algebraic notation
symbol for
  1. earth
  2. East
  3. English
  4. Egypt(ian)
  5. exa-
  6. music
    • 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
    • a key, string, or pipe producing this note
    • the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
  7. physics
    • energy
    • electric field strength
    • electromotive force
    • Young's modulus (of elasticity)
  8. a universal negative categorical proposition, such as no pigs can fly: often symbolized as SeP
    • 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)
abbreviation for
  1. Spain (international car registration)
  2. the drug ecstasy
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
  1. out
  2. away
  3. outside
  4. completely
  5. without
prefix
  1. electronic, indicating the involvement of the internet
prefix
  1. used with numbers indicating a standardized system within the European Union, as of recognized food additives or standard pack sizes
abbreviation for
  1. Earl
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