the third letter and second consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiceless alveolar fricative, as in cigar, or a voiceless velar stop, as in case
the third in a series, esp the third highest grade in an examination
something shaped like a C (in combination) ⇒ ■ a C-spring
something shaped like a C
(in combination) ⇒ ■ a C-spring
something shaped like a C
(in combination) ⇒ ■ a C-spring
symbol for
(music ) a note having a frequency of 261.63 hertz (middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the first degree of a major scale containing no sharps or flats (C major) a key, string, or pipe producing this note the major or minor key having this note as its tonic a time signature denoting four crotchet beats to the bar . See also alla breve (sense 2 , common time
a note having a frequency of 261.63 hertz (middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the first degree of a major scale containing no sharps or flats (C major)
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
a time signature denoting four crotchet beats to the bar . See also alla breve (sense 2 , common time
(chemistry ) carbon
(biochemistry ) cytosine
capacitance
heat capacity
cold (water)
(physics ) compliance
Celsius
centigrade
century ⇒ ■ C20
coulomb
(Roman numeral ) 100 . See Roman numerals
a note having a frequency of 261.63 hertz (middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the first degree of a major scale containing no sharps or flats (C major)
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
a time signature denoting four crotchet beats to the bar . See also alla breve (sense 2 , common time
abbreviation for
Cuba (international car registration)
noun
a computer programming language combining the advantages of a high-level language with the ability to address the computer at a level comparable with that of an assembly language