K meaning
UK US /keɪ/ 1 syllable
K (noun): the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.
K has 8 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
K as a noun
- the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Synonyms: kelvin
Type of: temperature unit
- 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
Synonyms: potassium, atomic number 19
Type of: metallic element
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Synonyms: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard
Type of: large integer
Kinds: millenary
- a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
Type of: computer memory unit
- a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
Synonyms: kilobyte, kibibyte, KB, kB, KiB
Type of: computer memory unit
- the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
Type of: letter
- street names for ketamine
Synonyms: jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C
Type of: ketamine
K as an adjective
How to pronounce K
K is pronounced /keɪ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with K
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