Q (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs.
  1. the 17th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Q or q, as in quick, acquit, or Iraq.
  3. something having the shape of a Q.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter Q or q.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Q or q.
abbreviation
  1. quarterly.
  2. queen (def. 6).
Symbol.
  1. the 17th in order or in a series.
  2. the medieval Roman numeral for 500.
  3. glutamine.
  4. heat (def. 7).
  5. a unit of heat energy, equal to 1018 British thermal units (1.055 × 1021 joules).
  6. the ratio of the reactance to the resistance of an electric circuit or component.
  7. the symbol for material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke that was not derived from the Gospel of Mark.
abbreviation
  1. farthing.
abbreviation
  1. quart; quarts.
  2. query.
  3. question.
  4. quintal.
  5. quire.
abbreviation
  1. quarto.
  2. Quebec.
  3. Queen.
  4. question.
  5. (in Guatemala) quetzal; quetzals.
symbol for
  1. quintal
noun 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
  1. queen
  2. question
  3. heat
abbreviation for
  1. queue
abbreviation for
  1. quart
  2. quarter
  3. quarterly
abbreviation for
  1. quartermaster
  2. quarto
  3. Queen
  4. question
Q (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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