Q, q

[ kyoo ]

/ kyu /

noun, plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs.

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.

Definition for qs (2 of 3)

q.s.¹

(in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.

Origin of q.s.

From the Latin word quantum sufficit

Definition for qs (3 of 3)

q.s.²

quarter section.

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Examples from the Web for qs

The music stopped at points and the qs would have been audible to him...
Romney Won't Talk FEMA|Michael Tomasky|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Note the tails of the Qs are turned to the left to clear the writing.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering|Edward Johnston
If the Qs or the Xs were gone, it wouldn't so much matter; but there's hardly a word that hasn't at least one E in it.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson
"He says there are not any fleas on Qs," said Mollie with a reproving glance at Whistlebinkie.
Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad|John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for qs (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

(in prescriptions) quantum sufficit

quarter section (of land)

Word Origin for qs

(sense 1) Latin: as much as will suffice

British Dictionary definitions for qs (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

quarter sessions

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Medical definitions for qs

q.s.

abbr.

quantum satis (as much as is enough)

quantum sufficiat (as much as shall suffice)