K
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Dictionary entry overview: What does K mean?
• K (noun)
The noun K has 6 senses:
1. the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2. a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
3. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
4. a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes
5. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
6. street names for ketamine
Familiarity information: K used as a noun is common.
• K (adjective)
The adjective K has 1 sense:
1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Familiarity information: K used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• K (noun)
Meaning:
The basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
K; kelvin
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
temperature unit (a unit of measurement for temperature)
Meaning:
A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 19; potassium; K
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("K" is a substance of...):
carnallite (a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium)
kainite (a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer)
langbeinite (a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer)
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
sylvine; sylvite (a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
thousand; thou; one thousand; grand; chiliad; 1000; K; M; G; yard
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "K"):
millenary (a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years))
Meaning:
A unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
KB; kilobyte; K
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Meronyms (parts of "K"):
word (a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory)
Holonyms ("K" is a part of...):
MB; megabyte (a unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes)
Meaning:
The 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
letter k; K
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("K" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
Meaning:
Street names for ketamine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cat valium; honey oil; special K; super acid; super C; jet; K; green
Hypernyms ("K" is a kind of...):
Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)
• K (adjective)
Meaning:
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Synonyms:
1000; k; m; one thousand; thousand
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
