'K' definitions:
Definition of 'k'
From: WordNet
adjective
noun
The basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: kelvin, K]
noun
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]
noun
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard]
noun
noun
noun
The 11th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: K, k]
noun
Street names for ketamine [syn: K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C]
Definition of 'K'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 240, 178, 179, 185. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'k'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
K-Bar Ranch, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.