Definition of F in English :

Define F in English

F meaning in English

Meaning of F in English

Pronunciation of F in English

F pronunciation in English

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F

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Noun

1. degree fahrenheit, f

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

2. atomic number 9, f, fluorine

a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

3. f, farad

the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

4. f

the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


F

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nounWord forms: plural f's, F's or Fs
1. 
the sixth letter and fourth consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. 
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless labio-dental fricative, as in fat
symbol for
1. music
forte: an instruction to play loudly
2. physics
frequency
3. 
(formerly in the Netherlands) guilder
4. mathematics
function (of)
5. physics
femto-
6. chess algebraic notation
symbol for
f-number
symbol for
1. music
a. 
a note having a frequency of 349.23 hertz (F above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the fourth note of the scale of C major
b. 
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c. 
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
2. 
Fahrenheit
3. 
Fellow
4. chemistry
fluorine
5. 
Helmholtz function
6. physics
force
7. 
franc(s)
8. 
farad(s)
9. genetics
a generation of filial offspring, F1 being the first generation of offspring, F2 being the second generation, etc
abbreviation for
10. 
France (international car registration)
abbreviation for
1. 
fathom(s)
2. 
female
3. grammar
feminine
4. Word forms: plural ff. or FF.
folio
5. Word forms: plural ff.
following (page)

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F

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noun
1.  Education
a. 
a grade indicating failing work
b. 
sometimes, a grade indicating fair or average work
2.  Music
a. 
the fourth tone or note in the ascending scale of C major
b. 
the scale having this tone as a keynote
c. 
a note representing this tone
d. 
a key, string, etc. producing this tone
1. 
Fahrenheit
2. 
farad(s)
3. 
faraday(s)
4. 
Father
5. 
February
6. 
Fellow (of a learned society)
7. 
female or feminine
8.  Genetics
filial generation
9. 
fine
10.  Insurance
fire
11.  Photography
f-number
12. 
folio(s)
13. 
following
14.  Physics
force
15. 
franc(s)
16. 
French
17. 
Friar
18. 
Friday
19.  Ancient Mathematics
function
20.  Pharmacy
a. 
let there be made
b. 
make
fluorine
nounWord forms: plural f's or F's
1. 
the sixth letter of the English alphabet: a modification of the Old Greek digamma ( F), ultimately from the Phoenician
2. 
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (f) of fire
3. 
a type or impression for f or F
4. 
the sixth in a sequence or group
5. 
an object shaped like F
adjective
6. 
of f or F
7. 
sixth in a sequence or group
8. 
shaped like F
1. 
femto-
2.  Physics
frequency
3. 
furlong(s)
Musical Direction
loud(ly)

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F

see synonyms of f
The symbol for fluorine.
n. pl. f's or F's also fs or Fs
1. The sixth letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter f.
3. The sixth in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter F.
5. F A grade that indicates failing status.
6. Music
a. The fourth tone in the scale of C major or the sixth tone in the relative minor scale.
b. A key or scale in which F is the tonic.
c. A written or printed note representing this tone.
d. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
abbr.
1. Sports faceoff
2. Fahrenheit
3.
a. fail
b. failure
4. farad
5. fax machine number
6. female
7. Genetics filial generation
8. Sports forward
9. Sports foul
10. franc
11. Friday
12. Football fumble
abbr.
1. Grammar feminine
2. focal length
3. forte
4. function
abbr.
f-stop
abbr.
French
abbr.
1. farthing
2. Metallurgy fine
3. also F. folio
4. following

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