q.

1. farthing. [ < L quadrans]

2. quart; quarts.

3. query.

4. question.

5. quintal.

6. quire.

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Q¹ or q «kyoo», noun, plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs.

1. the 17th letter of the English alphabet. Q is followed by u in most English words.

2. the sound represented by this letter. In modern English spelling, q is generally used in combination with u to stand for the sound represented by kw, as in quiet (kwī´), or represented by k, as in antique (an tēk´).

3. (used as a symbol for) the 17th, or more usually the 16th (of an actual or possible series, either I or J being omitted).

Q² «kyoo», noun, plural Q's.

anything shaped like the letter Q.

q.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. farthing (Latin, quadrans).

2. quart or quarts.

3. quarter; one fourth of a hundredweight.

4. quarterly.

5. quarto.

6. quasi.

7. queen.

8. query.

9. question.

10. quintal.

11. quire.

Q (no period),

a symbol or abbreviation for the following:

1. quartermaster.

2. Chess. queen.

3. quetzal (a unit of money).

4. a unit of heat energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units (10¹⁸ B.T.U.): »

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the country contains 5,162 Q of oil, 3,317 Q of natural gas and 32,000 Q of coal (Time).

5. a unit used in electrical engineering to measure the amount of dissipation in an energy-storing system.

Q.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. quarto.

2. Quebec.

3. Queen.

4. Queensland.

5. query.

6. question.

7. quire.