C (EN)

letter, noun, Proper noun, numeral, symbol

letter “C”

1. the uppercase form of the letter "c"
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   Charlie's name starts with a "C".

noun “C”

1. the note C (the first not of the C major scale)
   When learning to play the piano, the first note you should familiarize yourself with is middle C.
2. an academic grade indicating performance better than D and worse than B
   After checking her report card, Maria was relieved to see she got a C in math, knowing she had struggled with the subject.
3. slang for one hundred dollars
   I sold my old guitar for a C, which was more than I expected to get for it.
4. slang term for cocaine
   At the party, someone offered him some C, but he declined, knowing the dangers of drug use.
5. a euphemism for the vulgar word "cunt"
   He called her a C and immediately regretted the harshness of his words.

Proper noun “C”

1. the name of a widely used programming language
   Many modern programming languages evolved from C.
2. the title for the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service
   In the latest spy thriller, the protagonist receives orders directly from C, the leader of MI6.

numeral “C”

1. the Roman numeral for 100
   The number 650 in Roman numerals is DCL.

symbol “C”

1. the symbol for the chemical element carbon
   The industry produces a lot of CO2.
2. coulomb (a unit of electric charge)
   The battery stores a charge of 3000 C.
3. Celsius (unit of temperature)
   The water froze at 0°C.
4. the hexadecimal digit representing the number twelve
   In hexadecimal, 0x0C represents the decimal number 12.
5. the symbol for the nucleotide cytosine in genetics
   In the DNA sequence, "GATTACA," the "C" stands for cytosine.
6. the symbol for the amino acid cysteine in biochemistry
   In the protein sequence, "C" stands for cysteine, an amino acid important for structure.
7. a symbol representing the constant of integration in calculus
   After integrating the function, don't forget to add the constant C to your answer.
8. the symbol for capacitance in physics
   The capacitor's C increased when we used a material with a higher dielectric constant.
9. a size designation for a medium-large bra cup
   She realized her bra was too tight and needed to switch from a B to a C cup.