K

K ¹  (k)

n. Slang

One thousand dollars.

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[k(ilo)-.]

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K ²

The symbol for the element potassium.

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[From New Latin kalium, potassium; see hypokalemia.]

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k ¹ or K  (k)

n. pl. k's or K's also ks or Ks

1. The 11th letter of the modern English alphabet.

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

3. The 11th in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter K.

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k ²

abbr.

karat

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K

1. kelvin(s)

2. Chess king

3. Chem potassium [New Latin kalium]

4. one thousand [from kilo-]

5. computers a unit of 1024 words, bits, or bytes

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K

1. Abbreviation of kelvin

2. The symbol for potassium.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	K - the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites kelvin temperature unit - a unit of measurement for temperature
	2.	K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite atomic number 19, potassium 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. carnallite - a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium kainite - a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer langbeinite - a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer brine, saltwater, seawater - water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" sylvine, sylvite - a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds
	3.	K - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 1000, chiliad, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, M, G, yard large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
	4.	K - a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes kilobyte, kB computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
	5.	K - a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes KiB, kibibyte, kilobyte, kB computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory word - a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long" mebibyte, MiB, megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
	6.	k - the 11th 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"
	7.	K - street names for ketamine cat valium, honey oil, special K, super acid, super C, jet, green Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride - a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
Adj.	1.	k - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units 1000, m, one thousand, thousand cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

K, k [keɪ] n (letter) → K, k f;

K for King → K de Kilo

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K abbr (= one thousand) → K = kilobyte;

(BRIT) (= Knight) → caballero de una orden

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K, k [keɪ] n (= letter) → K, k m;

K for King → K comme Kléber abbr (= one thousand) → K;

(Brit) (= Knight) → titre honorifique

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K¹, k [keɪ] n (letter) → K nt, k nt;

K for King → K wie Kaufmann

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K² [keɪ] abbr (= one thousand) → K;

(Comput) (= kilobyte) → KB;

(Brit) (in titles) = knight

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K, k [keɪ] n (letter) → K, k f or m inv;

K for King → K come Kursaal

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K n abbr (= one thousand) → mille

abbr (BRIT) (= Knight) → titolo (= kilobyte) → K