Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

q

character, num, det and 1 more — 16 senses

q

characteralso spelled Q

/k/ · letter, name /kjuː/

1

Letter, Lowercase The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

q

num
1

Lowercase, Number The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

q

det

Etymology From Latin quaque (“every”).

1

Medicine, Sciences Each, every (with a time interval).

  • 175 mg/m² q 3 wks
Related terms
qh, QD, banana q, max q, q-analog, q-bar, q-derivative, q-gram, q-tof, q-word

Q

noun

UK /kjuː/ · US /kju/

Etymology Shortening

10 senses
  1. 1Abbreviation of question or questions.
  2. 2Abbreviation of quarter.
  3. 3A quarter ounce of a drug.
  4. 4Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).
  5. 5Abbreviation of quasar.
  6. 6Abbreviation of qualified.
  7. 7American Library Association abbreviation of quarto…
  8. 8Abbreviation of queen.
  9. 9Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).
  10. 10Abbreviation of qualification.
1

Abbreviation Abbreviation of question or questions.

  • Q and A
2

Abbreviation Abbreviation of quarter.

3

UK, Slang A quarter ounce of a drug.

  • Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line2023 June 1, Dave, Central Cee, Jim Legxacy, Jo Caleb, Jonny Leslie, Kyle Evans, “Sprinter” (track 2), in Split Decision, performed by Dave and Central Cee, Neighbourhood; Live Yours:
4

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).

5

Astronomy, Natural sciences Abbreviation Abbreviation of quasar.

6

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Abbreviation Abbreviation of qualified.

7

American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).

8

Board games, Card games, Chess, Games Abbreviation Abbreviation of queen.

  • 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23:
  • The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess:
9

Medicine, Sciences Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).

10

Abbreviation Abbreviation of qualification.

Rhythmic gymnastics

Derived terms
DQ, DSQ, q, RIQ, RLQ, RQQ

Q

character

Etymology From Latin Q.

1

Letter, Uppercase The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

Q

num

Etymology From Latin Q.

1

Uppercase, Number The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

Q

noun

Etymology From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.

1

Slang A gadget master, gadget creator.

Related terms
Eye-Q, Q angle, Q-ball, Q-Day, Q-line, Q-pop, Q rating, Q-slur, Suzie Q

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for q and Q.