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K

k

Pronunciation: (kā), [key]
—n.,
—pl. K's or Ks, k's or ks.
1. the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any sound represented by the letter K or k, as in bilk, kit, or sick.
3. something having the shape of a K.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter K or k.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter K or k.

K

1. Chess.king.
2. Physics.Kelvin.
3. the number 1000: The salary offered is $20K.
4. Music.See Köchel listing.
5. kindergarten: a K–12 boarding school.
6. Real Estate.kitchen.

K

—Symbol.
1. the eleventh in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the tenth.
2. Chem.potassium.
3. Computers.
a. the number 1024 or 2¹⁰: A binary 32K memory has 32,768 positions.
b. kilobyte.
4. Baseball.strikeout; strikeouts.
5. Physics.kaon.
6. Biochem.lysine.