C

C

C¹ [sē]

n.

1. a Roman numeral for 100: with a superior bar (C̄), 100,000

☆ 2. Educ. a grade indicating average work [a C in biology]

3. Music

a) the first tone or note in the scale of C major

b) a key, string, etc. producing this tone

c) the scale having this tone as the keynote

d) the sign for 4/4 time

4. a high-level computer programming language

adj.

average in quality

C²

abbrev.

1. candle

2. Elec. capacitance

3. Cape

4. carat(s)

5. Baseball catcher

6. cathode

7. Catholic

8. Celsius (or centigrade)

9. cent(s)

10. centavo(s)

11. Sports center

12. centesimo(s)

13. centime(s)

14. centimeter(s)

15. centimo(s)

16. Central

17. century

18. chapter

19. child; children

20. circa

21. cold (on water faucets)

22. College

23. Congress

24. Conservative

25. Math. constant

26. contralto

27. copyright

28. coulomb

29. cup(s)

30. curie

31. cycle(s)

32. cytosine

33. Physics heat capacityheat capacity

34. [L centum] hundredweight: Also, for 1, 4-6, 9-15, 17-20, 25-27, 29-31, 34, c

C³

Chem.

symbol

carbon