G, g

[ jee ]

/ dʒi /

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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a granular metamorphic rock.

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.

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Definition for g (2 of 8)

Psychology. general intelligence.

good.

gram; grams.

Electronics. grid.

Definition for g (3 of 8)

Symbol, Physics.

acceleration of gravity.

gravity(def 5).

Definition for g (4 of 8)

gay.

Psychology. general intelligence.

German.

good.

Definition for g (5 of 8)

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.

Definition for g (6 of 8)

Symbol.

the seventh in order or in a series.

Music.

the fifth tone in the scale of C major or the seventh 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 fifth tone of the scale of C major, called sol.
the tonality having G as the tonic note.

(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 400.Compare Roman numerals.

Electricity.

conductance.
gauss.

Physics. constant of gravitation.See under law of gravitation.

Biochemistry.

glycine.
guanine.

general: a rating assigned to a motion picture by the Motion Picture Association of America indicating that the film is suitable for general audiences, or children as well as adults.Compare PG, PG-13, R¹, X(def 8).

Definition for g (7 of 8)

going back to.

grain; grains.

gram; grams.

Football. guard.

British. guinea.

gun.

Definition for g (8 of 8)

German.

gourde; gourdes.

(specific) gravity.

Gulf.

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Example sentences from the Web for g

Astronomers clearly identified planet candidates “b” and “c,” with “d,” “e,” “f,” and “g” following.
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Unfortunately for the wannabe-thugs at 1325 G St., the friendly officers of the DCPD were not about to do their bidding.
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On bass, though, McCartney hits a D (the fifth note of the G scale).
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Gaga will blast off on a Virgin Galactic ship and sing a number during the Zero G Colony high-tech music festival in New Mexico.
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In a large bowl, toss the apples with 1/4 cup (32.5g) of the powdered sugar and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook|Daniel Boulud|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In these words the w has grown out of a g, as may be seen from the Anglo-Saxon forms.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
There are twenty-four j's in it, and seventeen g's, so you may imagine that it is difficult.
Five Mice in a Mouse-trap|Laura E. Richards
The apparition or whatever it was that had taken the likeness of G—had disappeared.
Indian Ghost Stories|S. Mukerji
Of these friends, forty-four in number, only seventeen were marked with the g which signified that their friendship was trusted.
A History of English Prose Fiction|Bayard Tuckerman
The little pointer (G) would, in either case, point in the direction of the flow of the current through the wire (A).
Electricity for Boys|J. S. Zerbe

British Dictionary definitions for g (1 of 4)

G

/ (dʒiː) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for g (2 of 4)

symbol for

gallon(s)

gram(s)

acceleration of free fall (due to gravity) near the surface of the earth

grav

chess See algebraic notation

British Dictionary definitions for g (3 of 4)

symbol for

music

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
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
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)

general exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone)
(as modifier)a G film

British Dictionary definitions for g (4 of 4)

g.

abbreviation for

Gulf

guilder(s)

guinea(s)

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Medical definitions for g

abbr.

glucose

gravitational constant

guanine

Scientific definitions for g (1 of 2)

The symbol for acceleration of gravity.

A symbol for g-force.

Abbreviation of gram

Scientific definitions for g (2 of 2)

The symbol for gauss.

A symbol for g-force.

The symbol for gravitational constant.

Abbreviation of guanine

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plural Gs or G's.

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G

noun plural g's, G's or Gs

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plural Gs or G's.

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