| E abbr. 1. a. east b. eastern 2. energy 3. Baseball error 4. excellent |
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. [Sense 8, from Elohim.] |
| e 2 abbr. electron |
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
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: eπi = -1, where i = √-1
2. (Physics / General Physics) electron
3. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess See algebraic notation
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]
E, e (i)
n., pl. or E's, es e's.
1. the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.
3. something having the shape of an E.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter E or e.
E 1. east.
2. eastern.
3. English.
4. excellent.
5. Expressway.
E Symbol.
1. the fifth in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes l.c.) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark indicating that a student's work is in need of improvement in order to be passing.
3.
a. the third note of the ascending C major scale.
b. a tonality having E as the tonic.
4. energy.
5. Biochem. glutamic acid.
e Math. Symbol.
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.
e- or E-, (used in combination)
1. electronic: e-mail; E-text.
2. online: e-banking.
e- var. of ex- 1 , occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than c, f, p, q, s, and t: emit.
E. 1. Earl.
2. Earth.
3. east.
4. Easter.
5. eastern.
6. engineer.
7. engineering.
8. English.
e. 1. eldest.
2. Football. end.
3. engineer.
4. engineering.
5. entrance.
6. Baseball. error.
| 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. |
| E 1. The symbol for energy. 2. The symbol for modulus of elasticity. |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  E - a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the bodyalpha-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 neutronsmetal, 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 degreescardinal 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" |
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