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c   (TTS Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 si 〕

Pronunciation

〔 siː 〕


Overview of noun c

The noun c has 12 senses


  • degree centigrade, degree Celsius, C -- (a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature)

  • speed of light, light speed, c -- (the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second)

  • vitamin C, C, ascorbic acid -- (a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy)

  • deoxycytidine monophosphate, C -- (one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose))

  • cytosine, C -- (a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine)

  • carbon, C, atomic number 6 -- (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)

  • hundred, 100, C, century, one C -- (ten 10s)

  • coulomb, C, ampere-second -- (a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second)

  • C -- (a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system)

  • C -- ((music) the keynote of the scale of C major)

  • C, c -- (the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet)

  • coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C -- (street names for cocaine)


Overview of adj c

The adj c has 1 sense