K (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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Symbol.
  1. a vector on the z-axis, having length 1 unit.
  2. Boltzmann constant.
noun, plural K's or Ks, k's or ks.
  1. the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any sound represented by the letter K or k, as in bilk, kit, or sick.
  3. something having the shape of a K.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter K or k.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter K or k.
abbreviation
  1. the number 1000: The salary offered is $20K.
  2. kilometer, especially in a footrace or wheelchair race on a road or track: She’s training to run her first 10K this summer.
abbreviation
  1. king.
  2. Kelvin.
  3. Köchel listing.
  4. kindergarten: a K–12 boarding school.
  5. kitchen.
Symbol.
  1. the eleventh in order or in a series.
  2. Computers.
    • the number 1024 or 210: A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
    • kilobyte.
  3. strikeout; strikeouts.
  4. kaon.
  5. lysine.
  6. potassium.
abbreviation Ecology.
  1. carrying capacity.
abbreviation
  1. capacity.
  2. karat.
  3. kilogram; kilograms.
  4. king.
  5. knight.
  6. knot.
  7. kopeck.
abbreviation
  1. kip; kips.
  2. Knight.
  3. kwacha.
symbol for
  1. kilo(s)
  2. the unit vector along the z-axis
noun plural k's, K's or Ks
  1. the 11th letter and 8th consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless velar stop, as in kitten
  3. See five Ks
abbreviation for
  1. Köchel: indicating the serial number in the catalogue (1862) of the works of Mozart made by Ludwig von Köchel (1800–77)
symbol for
  1. kelvin(s)
  2. king
  3. potassium
  4. kaon
  5. currency
    • kina
    • kip
    • kopeck
    • kwacha
    • kyat
  6. one thousand
  7. computing
    • a unit of 1024 words, bits, or bytes
    • (not in technical usage) 1000
abbreviation for
  1. Cambodia (international car registration)
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