the 17th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter Q or q, as in quick, acquit, or Iraq.
something having the shape of a Q .
a written or printed representation of the letter Q or q.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Q or q.
the 17th in order or in a series.
(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 500.
Biochemistry. glutamine.
Physics. heat.
Thermodynamics. a unit of heat energy, equal to 10 18 British thermal units (1.055 × 10 21 joules).
Also called Q-factor. Electronics. the ratio of the reactance to the resistance of an electric circuit or component.
Biblical Criticism. the symbol for material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke that was not derived from the Gospel of Mark.
quart; quarts.
query.
question.
quintal.
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quarto.
Quebec.
Queen.
question.
(in Guatemala) quetzal; quetzals.
chess queen
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physics heat
quartermaster
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the 17th letter and 13th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless velar stop, as in unique and quick
From the Latin word quadrāns
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N.a. j. et. d. sa. sal. de bil une Ba; il. dde au Gm. sil sa. ce. q. c'e.
From Time Magazine Archive
Utah, are typical E. q. hopiensis and the bacula of these specimens are considerably smaller than those of specimens of typical E. q. quadrivittatus.
From The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America by White, John A.
Thus, since 1943 the recognized subspecies of E. quadrivittatus have been: E. q. quadrivittatus, E. q. hopiensis, E. q. inyoensis, E. q. nevadensis, E. q. umbrinus, and E. q. adsitus.
From Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus by White, John A.
In a large part of the geographic range of E. q. hopiensis there are numerous, massive outcrops of Mesozoic sandstones, which tend to form cliffs, that are brightly colored with many shades of red.
From Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus by White, John A.
Disp. de Virtutibus in communi, q. i, art.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
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