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Definition(s) of “Q”
q
symbol Physics
electric charge.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: initial letter of quantity.
Q 1 |kyoō| (also q)
noun ( pl. Qs or Q's )
the seventeenth letter of the alphabet.
• denoting the next after P in a set of items, categories, etc.
PHRASES
mind one's Ps and Qs see mind .
Q 2
abbreviation
• quarter (used to refer to a specified quarter of the fiscal year) : we expect to have an exceptional Q4.
• queen (used esp. in describing card games and recording moves in chess) : 17.Qb4.
• question : Q: What's the problem? A: I don't feel well.
• Theology denoting the hypothetical source of the passages shared by the gospels of Matthew and Luke, but not found in Mark. [ORIGIN: probably from German Quelle ‘source.’ ]