k

k

k¹ or K [kā]

n.

pl. K's, k's

1. the eleventh letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek kappa, a borrowing from the Phoenician

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (k) of kept

3. a type or impression for k or K

4. the eleventh in a sequence or group

5. an object shaped like K

adj.

1. of k or K

2. eleventh in a sequence or group

3. shaped like K

k²

abbrev.

1. karat (carat)

2. kilo-

3. kilogram

4. kilometer

5. kopeck(s)

k³

symbol

Boltzmann constant