The eleventh letter of the Latin
alphabet,
K
comes from the Greek
Κ or
κ (Kappa) developed from the Semitic Kap, symbol for an open hand.
The Semitic sound value /k/ was maintained in most Classic as well as Modern Languages, although Latin abandoned K almost completely, preferring
C.
Therefore, the
Romance_languages have K only in foreign words.
In the
International_phonetic_alphabet, [k] is the symbol for the
voiceless_velar_plosive
Kilo represents the letter K in the
NATO_phonetic_alphabet.
Meanings for K
In baseball, K is the abbreviation for strikeout.
In chemistry,
K is the symbol for potassium (from its latin name kalium).
k is the symbol for the equilibrium_constant.
in chess, K is a notation symbol for the king piece
In commerce, a circled K, Ⓚ, on a food product indicates kosher certification.
In English slang, K is an abbreviation for ketamine.
In financial securities, K is the stock_symbol for the Kellogg_Company.
In Hong_Kong slang, K is the abbreviation for karaoke.
In international licence plate codes, K stands for Cambodia.
In library_science, K is the Library_of_Congress_classification designation for books about law.
In Logic, K is The simplest system of modal_logic (K stands for "Kripke").
In the Metric_system,
k is an SI_prefix denoting 103 = 1,000 (one_thousand)
K is a binary_prefix used in computing meaning 210 = 1,024
K is the symbol for the SI_base_unit for temperature, the kelvin.
In physics,
k is the symbol for the Boltzmann_constant.
k is the symbol for the spring constant in Hooke's_Law.
In radio communication, K is one of the ITU_prefixes allocated to the United_States. K is generally used as the first letter of callsigns allocated to broadcast television or radio_stations west of the Mississippi_river.
In music, K. numbers identify the compositions of Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart in the catalog compiled by Ludwig_von_Köchel (sometimes abbreviated K.V., standing for ''Köchel Verzeichnis''). K. numbers are also used to identify the compositions of Domenico_Scarlatti in the catalog compiled by Ralph_Kirkpatrick.
Two-letter combinations starting with K:
ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx ky kz
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