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C 1  (s)
n.
A programming language widely used for systems programming.

C 2
1. The symbol for the element carbon.
2. also c The symbol for the Roman numeral one hundred.
3. c The symbol for the speed of light in a vacuum.
4. The symbol for capacitance.
5. The symbol for charge conjugation.

C 3
abbr.
1. Celsius
2. centigrade
3. Physics charm
4. cold
5. consonant
6. coulomb
7. cytosine

c 1 or C  (s)
n. pl. c's or C's also cs or Cs
1. The third letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter c.
3. The third in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter C.
5. C The third best or third highest in quality or rank: a mark of C on a term paper.
6. Music
a. The first tone in the scale of C major or the third tone in the relative minor scale.
b. A key or scale in which the tone of C 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.

c 2
abbr.
1. Physics candle
2. carat
3. charm quark
4. circumference
5. also C Mathematics constant
6. cubic

c, C [siː]
n pl c's, C's, Cs
1. (Linguistics) the third letter and second consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiceless alveolar fricative, as in cigar, or a voiceless velar stop, as in case
3. the third in a series, esp the third highest grade in an examination
4.
a.  something shaped like a C
b.  (in combination) a C-spring

c
symbol for
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) centi-
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) cubic
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) cycle
4. (Mathematics) Maths constant
5. (Physics / General Physics) specific heat capacity
6. (Physics / General Physics) the speed of light and other types of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum
7. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess See algebraic notation

C
symbol for
1. (Music, other) Music
a.  a note having a frequency of 261.63 hertz (middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the first degree of a major scale containing no sharps or flats (C major)
b.  a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c.  the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
d.  a time signature denoting four crotchet beats to the bar See also alla breve [2] common time
2. (Chemistry) Chem carbon
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem cytosine
4. (Physics / General Physics) capacitance
5. (Physics / General Physics) heat capacity
6. cold (water)
7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics compliance
8. (Physics / General Physics) Celsius
9. (Physics / General Physics) centigrade
10. (Historical Terms) century C20
11. (Physics / General Physics) coulomb
12. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units)
the Roman numeral for 100 See Roman numerals
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
international car registration for Cuba
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a computer programming language combining the advantages of a high-level language with the ability to address the computer at a level comparable with that of an assembly language

c
The symbol for the speed of light in a vacuum.

C
1. The symbol for carbon.
2. Abbreviation of capacitance, capacitor, capacity, Celsius, charge conjugation, coulomb, cytosine
3. A programming language developed in 1972 and commonly used for writing professional software. With only a small number of built-in functions, it requires less memory than other languages, and because most if its functions are not specific to particular computers, it can be used on many different kinds of machines. The Unix operating system was written in C.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.C - a degree on the centigrade scale of temperatureC - a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree - a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
standard temperature - exactly zero degrees centigrade
2.C - the speed at which light travels in a vacuumc - the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
constant - a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
speed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time
3.C - a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetablesC - a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
antioxidant - substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
water-soluble vitamin - any vitamin that is soluble in water
4.C - one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
nucleotide, base - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
5.C - a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
ribonucleic acid, RNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
6.C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamondC - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
fullerene - a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
carbon 14, radiocarbon - a radioactive isotope of carbon
char - a charred substance
charcoal, wood coal - a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut, soot - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
activated carbon, activated charcoal - powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
black lead, graphite, plumbago - used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
coal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
adamant, diamond - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
crude, crude oil, fossil oil, petroleum, rock oil, oil - a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
7.C - ten 10sC - ten 10s                              
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
8.C - a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 secondC - a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
charge unit, quantity unit - a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
abcoulomb - a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs
ampere-minute - a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs
9.C - a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
10.C - (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
keynote, tonic - (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
11.c - the 3rd 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"
12.C - street names for cocaine
cocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
Adj.1.C - being ten more than ninetyc - being ten more than ninety          
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
C1 c1 [siː] N
1. (= letter) → C, c f
C for CharlieC de Carmen
2. (Mus) Cdo m
C major/minordo mayor/menor
C sharp/flatdo sostenido/bemol

C2 ABBR
1. (Literat) =chaptercap., c., c/
2. (Geog) =Cape
3. =Celsius, CentigradeC
4. (Pol) =Conservative

c2 ABBR
1. (US) (Fin) =centc
2. =centuryS.
3. =circa (= about) → h.
4. (Math) =cubic
5. =caratqts., quil.

C c [ˈsiː] n
(= letter) → C, c m
C for Charlie → C comme Célestin
(= mark) → C
(= musical note) → do m

C [ˈsiː] abbr (=Celsius, centigrade) → C

C, cC, c nt; C sharpCis nt, → cis nt; C flatCes nt, → ces nt ? also major, minor, natural
C abbr of centigradeC
c
abbr of centc, ct
abbr of circaca

C c [siː] n
a. (letter) → C, c f or m inv
C for Charlie → C come Como
b. (Mus) → do m inv
c. (Scol) (mark) → 6 (sufficiente)

C abbr =Celsius, centigradeC

C
written abbr C
Celsius or centigrade 20C (= twenty degrees Celsius/centigrade). C دَرَجه مِئَوِيَّه: سيلزيوس по Целзий stupeň Celsia Celcius; celciusgrader βαθμός Κελσίου (συντομογρ.) centígrado C (Celsiuse kraadi tähis) درجۀ سلسیوس یا سانتیگراد celcius מַעֲלוֹת צֶלזִיוס सेल्सियस या सेंटीग्रेड का संक्षिप्त C, Celzij Celsius-fok, °C C C 섭씨 C (Celsijaus) pēc Celsija celsius C (celsius) Celsjusza шкала Цельсия celzius Celzij Celzijus C (Celsius) เซลเซียส derece 攝氏 (縮寫) по Цельсію درجہ حرارت کو ظاہر کرنے کی ڈگری ، سنٹی گریڈ یا سیلسئس độ c ()


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