K (n.)

  1. the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International dUnites

    [ Syn: kelvin , k ]

  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 , k , atomic number 19 ]

  3. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

    [ Syn: thousand , one thousand , 1000 , m , k , chiliad , g , grand , thou , yard ]

  4. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

    [ Syn: kilobyte , k , kb , kb ]

  5. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

    [ Syn: kilobyte , kibibyte , k , kb , kb , kib ]

  6. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet

    [ Syn: k , k , k , k ]

  7. street names for ketamine

    [ Syn: k , jet , super acid , special k , honey oil , green , cat valium , super c ]

    k (adj.)

  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1, 000 items or units

    [ Syn: thousand , one thousand , 1000 , m ]

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