i

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Mathematics.

Also called imaginary unit. the imaginary number .
a unit vector on the x-axis of a coordinate system.

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Definition for i (2 of 9)

I1

or i

[ ahy ]
/ aɪ /

noun, plural I's or Is, i's or is.

the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski.
something having the shape of an I.
a written or printed representation of the letter I or i.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter I ori.

Definition for i (3 of 9)

I2
[ ahy ]
/ aɪ /

pronoun, nominative I,possessive my or mine,objective me;plural nominative we,possessive our or ours,objective us.

the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.

noun, plural I's.

(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Metaphysics. the ego.

Origin of I

2
before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i;Old English ic, ih; cognate with German ich,Old Norse ek,Latin ego,Greek egṓ, OCS azŭ,Lithuanian aš,Sanskrit ahám

grammar notes for I

See me.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH I

aye, eye, I .

Definition for i (4 of 9)

I3

interstate (used with a number to designate an interstate highway): I-95.

Definition for i (5 of 9)

I4

Symbol.

Definition for i (6 of 9)

i-

variant of y-.

Definition for i (7 of 9)

-i-

the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin: cuneiform; Frenchify.

Definition for i (8 of 9)

i.

imperator.
incisor.
interest.
intransitive.
island.
isle; isles.

Definition for i (9 of 9)

I.

Independent.
Island; Islands.
Isle; Isles.
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Words related to i

caricature, boast, color, emphasize, enlarge, distort, fabricate, exalt, boost, brag, embroider, heighten, hike, corrupt, inflate, fudge, falsify, expand, amplify, build up

British Dictionary definitions for i (1 of 7)

i

I

/ (aɪ) /

noun plural i's, I's or Is

the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
  1. something shaped like an I
  2. (in combination)an I-beam
dot the i's and cross the t's to pay meticulous attention to detail

British Dictionary definitions for i (2 of 7)

i

symbol for

the imaginary number √–1Also called: j

British Dictionary definitions for i (3 of 7)

I1
/ (aɪ) /

pronoun

(subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

Word Origin for I

C12: reduced form of Old English ic; compare Old Saxon ik, Old High German ih, Sanskrit ahám

British Dictionary definitions for i (4 of 7)

I2

symbol for

chem iodine
physics current
physics isospin
logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiPCompare A, E, O 1
(Roman numeral) oneSee Roman numerals

abbreviation for

Italy (international car registration)

Word Origin for I

(for sense 4) from Latin (aff) i (rmo) I affirm

British Dictionary definitions for i (5 of 7)

-i-

connective vowel

used between elements in a compound wordcuneiform; coniferous Compare -o-

Word Origin for -i-

from Latin, stem vowel of nouns and adjectives in combination

British Dictionary definitions for i (6 of 7)

-i

suffix forming adjectives

of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle EastIraqi; Bangladeshi

Word Origin for -i

from an adjectival suffix in Semitic and in Indo-Iranian languages

British Dictionary definitions for i (7 of 7)

I.

abbreviation for

International
Island or Isle
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Medical definitions for i

I

The symbol for the elementiodine
i The symbol forcurrent
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Scientific definitions for i (1 of 2)

i
[ ī ]

The number whose square is equal to -1. Numbers expressed in terms of i are called imaginary or complex numbers.

Scientific definitions for i (2 of 2)

I

The symbol for electric current.
The symbol for iodine.
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Idioms and Phrases with i

i

see dot the i's and cross the t's.

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