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Main meanings of q in English

: q1Q2Q3

q1

Pronunciation /kjuː/

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Physics

  • Electric charge.

Origin

Mid 19th century initial letter of quantity.

Main meanings of Q in English

: q1Q2Q3

Q2

Pronunciation /kjuː/

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nounplural noun Qs, plural noun Q's

(also q)

  • 1The seventeenth letter of the alphabet.

    ‘I encountered some difficulty when required to pronounce the letter Q.’
    • ‘The Q virus infects the letter Q on your machine, causing potential damage to any document with a Q in it.’
    • ‘The glossy alabaster white embossment was the silhouette of a horse with the letter Q on its flanks.’
    1. 1.1Denoting the next after P in a set of items, categories, etc.
      ‘Each element of the set Q occurs exactly once in each row and each column of the table.’
      • ‘All of the currently considered stocks in group q remain in the portfolio.’

Main meanings of Q in English

: q1Q2Q3

Q3

Pronunciation /kjuː/

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abbreviation

  • 1Quarter (used to refer to a specified quarter of the financial year)

    • ‘we expect to have an exceptional Q4’

  • 2Queen (used especially in describing card games and recording moves in chess)

    • ‘17 Qb4’

  • 3Question.

    • ‘Q: What's the problem? A: I don't feel well’

  • 4Theology
    Denoting the hypothetical source of the passages shared by the gospels of Matthew and Luke, but not found in Mark.

    Origin

    Probably from German Quelle ‘source’.