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Definition of J in English :

J

Noun

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

2. j

the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

J

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nounWord forms: plural j's, J's or Js

1.

the tenth letter and seventh consonant of the modern English alphabet

2.

a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, as in jam

symbol for

1. mathematics

the unit vector along the y-axis

2. Also called: i obsolete

the imaginary number √–1

symbol for

1. cards

jack

2.

joule(s)

3.

current density

abbreviation for

4.

Japan (international car registration)

J

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1.

January

2. Physics

joule

3.

Judge

4.

July

5.

June

6.

Justice

nounWord forms: plural J's or j's

1.

the tenth letter of the English alphabet: formerly a variant of I, i, in the 17th cent. it became established as a consonant only, as in Julius, originally spelled Iulius

2.

any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the j of joy

3.

a type or impression for j or J

4.

the tenth in a sequence or group

5.

an object shaped like J

adjective

6.

of j or J

7.

tenth in a sequence or group

8.

shaped like J

noun

Physics

the imaginary number -1

J

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n. pl. j's or J's also js or Js

1. The tenth letter of the modern English alphabet.

2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter j.

3. The tenth in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter J.

5. J The hypothetical source of those portions of the Pentateuch in which God is referred to with the Tetragrammaton rather than as Elohim.

Electricity

The symbol for current density.

abbr.

1. Japanese

2. judge

3. justice

abbr.

1. Games jack

2. or j joule

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