E

E

abbr.

1.

a. east

b. eastern

2. energy

3. Baseball error

4. excellent

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e ¹ or E  ()

n. pl. e's or E's also es or Es

1. The fifth letter of the modern English alphabet.

2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter e.

3. The fifth in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter E.

5. E A grade that indicates failing status.

6. Music

a. The third tone in the scale of C major or the fifth tone in the relative minor scale.

b. A key or scale in which E is the tonic.

c. A written or printed note representing this tone.

d. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.

7. e Mathematics The base of the natural system of logarithms, having a numerical value of approximately 2.71828.

8. E The hypothesized traditional source of those narrative portions of the Pentateuch in which God is referred to as Elohim rather than with the Tetragrammaton.

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[Sense 8, from Elohim.]

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e ²

abbr.

electron

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e, E [iː]

n pl e's, E's, Es

1. (Linguistics) the fifth letter and second vowel of the modern English alphabet

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in he, bet, or below

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e

symbol for

1. (Mathematics) Maths 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. (Physics / General Physics) electron

3. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess See algebraic notation

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E

symbol for

1. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) earth

2. East

3. English

4. Egypt(ian)

5. (Mathematics) exa-

6. (Music, other) Music

a.  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

b.  a key, string, or pipe producing this note

c.  the major or minor key having this note as its tonic

7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a.  energy

b.  electric field strength

c.  electromotive force

d.  Young's modulus (of elasticity)

8. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a universal negative categorical proposition, such as no pigs can fly: often symbolized as SeP Compare A, I² O¹

[from Latin (n)e(go) I deny]

9. (Social Welfare)

a.  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.

b.  (as modifier) E worker See also occupation groupings

10.

international car registration for Spain

[(for sense 10) from Spanish España]

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e  ()

An irrational number, with a numerical value of 2.718281828459.... It is mathematically defined as the limit of (1 + ¹/_n )ⁿ as n grows infinitely large. It is the base of natural logarithms and has many applications in mathematics, especially in expressions involving exponential growth and decay.

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E

1. The symbol for energy.

2. The symbol for modulus of elasticity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	E - a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body tocopherol, vitamin E alpha-tocopheral - a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis antioxidant - substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides fat-soluble vitamin - any vitamin that is soluble in fats
	2.	E - a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons atomic number 99, einsteinium, Es metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
	3.	E - the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees due east, east, eastward cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
	4.	e - the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282... transcendental number - an irrational number that is not algebraic
	5.	e - the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

Translations

E¹ e [iː]

A. N

1. (= letter) → E, e f
E for Edward → E de Enrique

2. (Mus) E → mi m
E major/minor → mi mayor/menor
E sharp/flat → mi sostenido/bemol

3. (Brit) =elbow to give sb the big E [+ lover] → dejar plantado or plantar a algn; [+ employee] → echar a algn a la calle, despedir a algn

B. CPD E number N → número m E

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E² ABBR

1. =east → E

2. (Drugs) =ecstasy → éxtasis m

E e [ˈiː] n

(= letter) → E m, e m
E for Edward (British) E for Easy (US) → E comme Eugène

(= musical note) E → mi m

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E [ˈiː]

abbr (=east)

n abbr (=ecstasy) → ecsta >

E, e

n → E nt, → e nt; (Mus) → E nt, → e nt; E flat → Es nt, → es nt; E sharp → Eis nt, → eis nt ? minor

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E

abbr of east → O

abbr of ecstasy → Ecstasy nt

E e [iː] n

a. (letter) → E, e f or m inv
E for Edward (Am) E for Easy → E come Empoli

b. (Mus) → mi m inv

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E

1. abbr =east → E

2. n abbr (fam) = ecstasy