K \K\, (k[=a]),
the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal
consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the
Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early
period of the language. It came into the Latin from the
Greek, which received it from a Ph[oe]nician source, the
ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is
most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).
Note: In many words of one syllable k is used after c, as in
crack, check, deck, being necessary to exhibit a
correct pronunciation in the derivatives, cracked,
checked, decked, cracking; since without it, c, before
the vowels e and i, would be sounded like s. Formerly,
k was added to c in certain words of Latin origin, as
in musick, publick, republick; but now it is omitted.
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Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 240, 178, 179,
185.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mute \Mute\, n.
1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability,
unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically:
(a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from
early life, is unable to use articulate language; a
deaf-mute.
(b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
(c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to
speak.
(d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is
selected for his place because he can not speak.
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2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent
letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech
formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the
passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
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3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other
material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect
position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument,
in order to deaden or soften the tone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
k
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn:
thousand, a thousand, one thousand, 1000, m]
n 1: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under
the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: kelvin]
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 [syn: potassium, atomic number 19]
3: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, chiliad, G, grand,
thou, yard]
4: a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes
[syn: kilobyte, KB]
5: the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
6: street names for ketamine [syn: jet, super acid, special
K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C]
WordNet (r) 2.0
K /K/ n. [from kilo-] A kilobyte. Used both as a spoken word and a
written suffix (like meg and gig for megabyte and gigabyte). See
{quantifiers.
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
k- pref. [rare; poss fr. `kilo-' prefix] Extremely. Rare among hackers,
but quite common among crackers and warez d00dz in compounds such as
`k-kool' /K'kool'/, `k-rad' /K'rad'/, and `k-awesome' /K'aw`sm/. Also
used to intensify negatives; thus, `k-evil', `k-lame', `k-screwed', and
`k-annoying'. Overuse of this prefix, or use in more formal or technical
contexts, is considered an indicator of lamer status.
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
K
kilo-, a kilobyte. Used both as a spoken word and
a written suffix, like meg and gig for megabyte and
gigabyte.
See prefix.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-09-29)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
K-Bar Ranch, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000): 350
Housing Units (2000): 116
Land area (2000): 3.410505 sq. miles (8.833167 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.410505 sq. miles (8.833167 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38518
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 27.996465 N, 97.922898 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
K-Bar Ranch, TX
K-Bar Ranch
K, TX
K
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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