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(with a year) about: c1775.

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Origin of c

From Latin circā, circiter, circum

Words nearby c

Byzantinism, Byzantinist, Byzantium, Byzas, Bz., c, C1, C2, C3, C4, ca'

Other definitions for c (2 of 13)

c²

or c.

abbreviation

Optics. candle; candles.

cycle; cycles.

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c³

Symbol.

Physics, Optics. the speed of light in a vacuum: standardized as 186,282.4 miles per second (299,792,458 meters per second).

Physics, Acoustics. the speed of sound.

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c̄

or c.

(in prescriptions) with.

Origin of c̄

From the Latin word cum

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c≻

Printing.

capitals and small capitals.

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C¹

or c

[ see ]

/ si /

noun, plural C's or Cs, c's or cs.

the third letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

any spoken sound represented by the letter C or c, as in cat, race, or circle.

something having the shape of a C.

a written or printed representation of the letter C or c.

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter C or c.

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C²

noun

Computers. a high-level programming language: very powerful and flexible, it is used in a wide variety of applications.

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C³

abbreviation

cocaine.

Grammar. complement (def. 6).

consonant (def. 1).

Electricity. coulomb.

county (used with a number to designate a county road): C55.

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C⁴

Symbol.

the third in order or in a series.

(in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as fair or average.Sometimes c

Music.

the first tone, or keynote, in the scale of C major or the third tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
a written or printed note representing this tone.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the first tone of the scale of C major, called do.
the tonality having C as the tonic note.
a symbol indicating quadruple time and appearing after the clef sign on a musical staff.

the Roman numeral for 100.Sometimes c

Celsius (defs. 2, 3).

centigrade (def. 2).

Electricity.

capacitance (def. 3).
a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 1 inch (2.5 centimeters); length, 1.9 inches (4.8 centimeters).

Chemistry. carbon (def. 1).

Physics.

Biochemistry.

cysteine.
cytosine.

Also C-note. Slang. a hundred-dollar bill.

a proportional shoe width size, narrower than D and wider than B.

a proportional brassiere cup size, smaller than D and larger than B.

the lowest quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond.

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C-

U.S. Military.

(in designations of transport aircraft) cargo: C-54; C-124.

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c.¹

abbreviation

gallon.

Origin of c.

From the Latin word congius

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c.²

abbreviation

Optics. candle; candles.Also c

carat.

carbon.

carton.

case.

Baseball. catcher.

cathode.

cent; cents.

centavo.

Football. center.

centigrade.

centime.

centimeter.

century.

chairman; chairperson.

chapter.

chief.

child.

church.

cirrus.

city.

cloudy.

cognate.

color.

copper.

corps.

cubic.

cycle; cycles.Also c

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abbreviation

Calorie.

Cape.

Catholic.

Celsius.

Celtic.

Centigrade.

College.

(in Costa Rica and El Salvador) colon; colons.

Congress.

Conservative.

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How to use c in a sentence

The search query report metrics in column C are lower because of Google’s search term filtering.
How much does Google’s new search term filtering affect ad spend transparency? Here’s how to find out|Frederick Vallaeys|September 16, 2020|Search Engine Land
The cases followed a blockbuster 2017 state Supreme Court ruling that inspired the Measure C campaign to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a signature-gathering effort to facilitate such a challenge.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
These all involve adding some sort of error to data—like a classic code where you shift the alphabet over two letters so that A is encoded as C and B as D, and so on.
Quantum computers threaten to end digital security. Here’s what’s being done about it|Jeremy Kahn|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Founded in 2004, it went public in 2015, but not before raising four venture rounds first, including from FirstMark and Jani, who was there at the A round, B round and the company’s last private funding event, its C round.
Laura Deming, Frederik Groce, Amish Jani, Jessica Verrilli and Vanessa Larco are coming to Disrupt|Connie Loizos|August 28, 2020|TechCrunch

For example, the pitch of the note A above middle C needs to be 440 hertz.
Science isn’t just for scientists|Silke Schmidt|March 5, 2020|Science News For Students
Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I just got my nails done,” gushes Michael C. Hall, extending his manicured, silver digits towards me.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Right off the bat, papyrologist Brice C. Jones noted that something was awry.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts|Candida Moss|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some were silent from shock, others giddy and smiling as they boarded the U.S. Air Force C-130s.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Chick Chick,” the latest tune by C-Pop sensation Wang Rong, is like “Gangnam Style” on MDMA.
The Most WTF Music Video of the Year: Wang Rong’s ‘Chick Chick’ is ‘Gangnam Style’ on MDMA|Marlow Stern|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
(c) Decomposition of exudates anywhere in the body, as in empyema, bronchiectasis, and large tuberculous cavities.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for c (1 of 7)

symbol for

centi-

cubic

cycle

maths constant

specific heat capacity

the speed of light and other types of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum

chess See algebraic notation

British Dictionary definitions for c (2 of 7)

C

/ (siː) /

noun plural c's, C's or Cs

the third letter and second consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiceless alveolar fricative, as in cigar, or a voiceless velar stop, as in case

the third in a series, esp the third highest grade in an examination

something shaped like a C
(in combination)a C-spring

British Dictionary definitions for c (3 of 7)

symbol for

music

a note having a frequency of 261.63 hertz (middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the first degree of a major scale containing no sharps or flats (C major)
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
a time signature denoting four crotchet beats to the barSee also alla breve (def. 2), common time

chem carbon

biochem cytosine

capacitance

heat capacity

cold (water)

physics compliance

Celsius

centigrade

centuryC20

coulomb

(Roman numeral) 100See Roman numerals

abbreviation for

Cuba (international car registration)

noun

a computer programming language combining the advantages of a high-level language with the ability to address the computer at a level comparable with that of an assembly language

British Dictionary definitions for c (4 of 7)

C-

abbreviation for (of US military aircraft)

cargo transportC-5

British Dictionary definitions for c (5 of 7)

abbreviation for

carat

cricket caught

cent(s)

century or centuries

(used esp preceding a date) circac. 1800

Word Origin for c.

(for sense 5) Latin: about

British Dictionary definitions for c (6 of 7)

abbreviation for

(on maps as part of name) Cape

Catholic

Celtic

Conservative

Corps

British Dictionary definitions for c (7 of 7)

c/-

abbreviation for Australian (in addresses)

care of

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Scientific definitions for c (1 of 2)

The symbol for the speed of light in a vacuum.

Scientific definitions for c (2 of 2)

The symbol for carbon.

Abbreviation of capacitance, capacitor, capacity, Celsius, charge conjugation, coulomb, cytosine

A programming language developed in 1972 and commonly used for writing professional software. With only a small number of built-in functions, it requires less memory than other languages, and because most if its functions are not specific to particular computers, it can be used on many different kinds of machines. The Unix operating system was written in C.

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