k (EN)

letter, noun, interjection, symbol, symbol

letter “k”

1. the lowercase form of the letter "K"
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   The word "knee" starts with the letter "k", although you can't hear it.

noun “k”

1. a unit representing 1024 bytes
   The document is only 20k in size, so it should download quickly.
2. a unit representing 1024 bits, often used to describe Internet speed
   My internet speed is only 500k, so downloading large files takes forever.
3. colloquial term for a unit of distance equal to 1000 meters
   The race was only 5k, but it felt like much more.
4. colloquial term for a quantity of one thousand
   She hopes to raise 10k for charity by running the marathon.

interjection “k”

1. colloquial, used in text messaging and Internet slang to mean agreement or acknowledgment
   "Can you meet me at 5 pm?" "K, see you then!"

symbol “k”

1. signifies that a unit is multiplied by 1000
   It's 5 km away.

symbol “k”

1. in geology, a symbol used to represent how easily fluids can pass through a material
   The high k value of the sandstone indicates it allows water to flow through it easily.
2. a symbol denoting the stiffness of a spring
   The formula F = kx shows that the force needed to stretch or compress a spring is directly proportional to the stretched distance.
3. Boltzmann's constant (a constant in physics that relates energy at the particle level with temperature)
   In the equation for gas entropy, S = k ln(W), "k" represents Boltzmann's constant.