q

q

q¹ or Q [kyo͞o]

n.

pl. Q's, q's

1. the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the early Greek koppa, a borrowing from the Phoenician

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English words, where it is typically followed by u (except in words borrowed from Arabic), the (kw) of queen or (k) of conquer

3. a type or impression for q or Q

4. the seventeenth in a sequence or group

5. an object shaped like Q

adj.

1. of q or Q

2. seventeenth in a sequence or group

3. shaped like Q

q²

abbrev.

1. quart

2. quarter

3. quarterly

4. quarto

5. query

6. question

7. quintal

8. quire