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K¹ (k

)

n. Slang

One thousand dollars.

[k(ilo)-.]

K²

The symbol for the element potassium.

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

K³

abbr.

1. kaon

2. kelvin

3. kilobyte

4. kindergarten

5. Games king

6. Bible Kings

7. strikeout

k¹ 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.

k²

abbr.

karat

k, K [keɪ]

n pl k's, K's, Ks

1. (Linguistics) the 11th letter and 8th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless velar stop, as in kitten

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) See five Ks

symbol for

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) kilo(s)

2. (Mathematics) Maths the unit vector along the z-axis

symbol for

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) kelvin(s)

2. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess king

3. (Chemistry) Chem potassium

4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics kaon

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Currency

a. kina

b. kip

c. kopeck

d. kwacha

e. kyat

6. one thousand

7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing

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

b. (not in technical usage) 1000

8. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

international car registration for Cambodia

[(for sense 3) from New Latin kalium; (for sense 6) from]

K, K.

abbreviation for

(Music / Classical Music) Köchel: indicating the serial number in the catalogue (1862) of the works of Mozart made by Ludwig von Köchel, (1800-1877)

1. Abbreviation of kelvin

2. The symbol for potassium.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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

K¹ k [keɪ] N (= letter) → K, k f
K for Kilo → K de Kilo

K² ABBR

1. =kilo- → kilo-

2. (= thousand) he earns 30K → gana 30.000 libras

3. (Brit) =Knight caballero de una orden

4. (Comput) =kilobyte → K m

K k [ˈkeɪ] n (= letter) → K, k m
K for King → K comme Kléber

K [ˈkeɪ]

abbr

(=kilobyte) → Ko(= kilo-octet)

(British) (=Knight) titre honorifique

n abbr (=one thousand) → K(= kilo)

K, k

n → K nt, → k nt

n (Comput) abbr of kilobyte → KB

K abbr (in salaries etc) → -tausend; 15 K → 15.000

K k [keɪ] n (letter) → K, k f or m inv
K for King → K come kursaal

K [keɪ]

1. abbr =chilo → kg

2. n abbr

a. (fam) (one thousand) he's on 25k → prende 25.000 (sterline)

b. (Comput) =kilobyte