C, c: Meaning and Definition of
C
Pronunciation: (sē), [key]
— pl. C's Cs, c's cs.
- the third letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter C or c, as in cat, race, or circle.
- something having the shape of a
- a written or printed representation of the letter C or c.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter C or c.
C
- cocaine.
- complement.
- consonant.
- coulomb.
- county (used with a number to designate a county road): C55.
C
— Symbol.
- the third in order or in a series.
- (sometimes l.c.) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as fair or average.
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- the first tone, or keynote, in the scale of C major or the third tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
- a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
- a written or printed note representing this tone.
- (in the fixed system of solmization) the first tone of the scale of C major, called do.
- the tonality having C as the tonic note.
- a symbol indicating quadruple time and appearing after the clef sign on a musical staff.
- (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for 100.
- Celsius.
- centigrade.
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- capacitance.
- a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 1 in. (2.5 cm); length, 1.9 in. (4.8 cm).
- carbon.
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- charge conjugation.
- charm1 (def. 9).
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- cysteine.
- cytosine.
- a hundred-dollar bill.
- a proportional shoe width size, narrower than D and wider than B.
- a proportional brassiere cup size, smaller than D and larger than B.
- the lowest quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond.
- a high-level programming language often used in conjunction with UNIX and offering a degree of low-level machine control.
c
- calorie.
- candle; candles.
- (with a year) about: c1775.
- curie; curies.
- cycle; cycles.
c
— Symbol.
- the velocity of light in a vacuum: approximately 186,000 miles per second or 299,793 kilometers per second.
- the velocity of sound.
c
- (in prescriptions) with.
C.
- Calorie.
- Cape.
- Catholic.
- Celsius.
- Celtic.
- Centigrade.
- College.
- (in Costa Rica and El Salvador) colon; colons.
- Congress.
- Conservative.
C-
— U.S. Mil. U.S. Mil.
- (in designations of transport aircraft) cargo: C-54; C-124.
c.
- calorie.
- candle; candles.
- carat.
- carbon.
- carton.
- case.
- catcher.
- cathode.
- cent; cents.
- centavo.
- center.
- centigrade.
- centime.
- centimeter.
- century.
- chairman; chairperson.
- chapter.
- chief.
- child.
- church.
- (with a year) about: c. 1775.
- cirrus.
- city.
- cloudy.
- cognate.
- color.
- gallon.
- copper.
- copyright.
- corps.
- cubic.
- (in prescriptions) with.
- cycle; cycles.
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