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noun, plural G's or Gs, g's or gs.

the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter G or g, as in get, German, or camouflage.
something having the shape of a G.
a written or printed representation of the letter G or g.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter G or g.

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G

plural Gs or G's.

Slang. grand: a sum of one thousand dollars.
(sometimes lowercase) Aerospace. gravity: a unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity at the earth's surface.
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British Dictionary definitions for g's

g

G

noun plural g's, G's or Gs

the seventh letter and fifth consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiced velar stop, as in grass, or a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, as in page

g

symbol for

gallon(s)
gram(s)
acceleration of free fall (due to gravity) near the surface of the earth
grav
chess See algebraic notation

G

symbol for

music
  1. a note having a frequency of 392 hertz (G above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the fifth note of the scale of C major
  2. a key, string, or pipe producing this note
  3. the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
gauss
gravitational constant
physics conductance
biochem guanine
German
Gibbs function
giga
good
slang, mainly US grand (a thousand dollars or pounds)
(in Australia)
  1. general exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone)
  2. (as modifier)a G film
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for g's

G

for history of the letter's development, see C. As a movie rating in the U.S., 1966, standing for general. Standing for gravity in physics since 1785.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for g's

G

abbr.

glucose
gravitational constant
guanine
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Science definitions for g's

g

The symbol for acceleration of gravity.
A symbol for g-force.
Abbreviation of gram

G

The symbol for gauss.
A symbol for g-force.
The symbol for gravitational constant.
Abbreviation of guanine
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