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f
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun f has 4 senses
- f(n = noun.quantity) degree fahrenheit - a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature; Array is a kind of degree
- f(n = noun.substance) atomic number 9, 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; Array is a kind of chemical element, element, gas, halogen
- f(n = noun.quantity) 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; Array is a kind of capacitance unit
- f(n = noun.communication) Array - the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet; Array is a member of latin alphabet, roman alphabet
has parts: millifarad
is a part of abfarad
is a kind of alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
CIDE DICTIONARY
f,
- F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phœnician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically
f is most closely related top ,k ,v , andb ; as in E.f ive, Gr.pe`nte ; E. wolf , L. lup us, Gr.ly`kos ; E.f ox,v ixen ;f ragile,b reak;f ruit,b rook,v. t. ; E.b ear, L.f erre. See Guide to Pronunciation,1913 Webster] - The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
f, abbr. Electr. faraday.
f, n. (also f) (pl. Fs or F's)
1 the sixth letter of the alphabet.
2 Mus. the fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major.
1 the sixth letter of the alphabet.
2 Mus. the fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major.
f, abbr. (also F.)
1 Fahrenheit.
2 farad(s).
3 female.
4 fine (pencil-lead).
5 Biol. filial generation (as F1 for the first filial generation, F2 for the second, etc.).
1 Fahrenheit.
2 farad(s).
3 female.
4 fine (pencil-lead).
5 Biol. filial generation (as F1 for the first filial generation, F2 for the second, etc.).
f, symb. Chem. the element fluorine.
f, abbr. (also f.)
1 female.
2 feminine.
3 following page etc.
4 Mus. forte.
5 folio.
6 focal length (cf. F-NUMBER).
7 femto-.
8 filly.
9 foreign.
10 frequency.
1 female.
2 feminine.
3 following page etc.
4 Mus. forte.
5 folio.
6 focal length (cf. F-NUMBER).
7 femto-.
8 filly.
9 foreign.
10 frequency.
ROGET THESAURUS
f
Teaching
N teaching, instruction, edification, education, tuition, tutorage, tutelage, direction, guidance, opsimathy, qualification, preparation, training, schooling, discipline, excitation, drill, practice, book exercise, persuasion, proselytism, propagandism, propaganda, indoctrination, inculcation, inoculation, advise, explanation, lesson, lecture, sermon, apologue, parable, discourse, prolection, preachment, chalk talk, Chautauqua, exercise, task, curriculum, course, course of study, grammar, three R's, initiation, A, B, C, elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education, propaedeutics, moral tuition, gymnastics, calisthenics, physical drill, physical education, sloyd, phonics, rote, rote memorization, brute memory, cooperative learning, Montessori method, ungraded classes, test, examination, exam, final exam, mid-term exam grade, score, marks, A, B, C, D, E, F, gentleman's C, pass, fail, incomplete, homework, take-home lesson, exercise for the student, theme, project, teaching, taught, educational, scholastic, academic, doctrinal, disciplinal, instructive, instructional, didactic, propaedeutic, propaedeutical, the schoolmaster abroad, a bovi majori disscit arare minor, adeo in teneris consuecere multum est, docendo discimus, quaenocent docent, qui docet discit, sermons in stones and good in everything.
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