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k (EN)
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K (letter, noun, interjection, symbol)

letter “k”

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

noun “k”

Singular k, Plural ks, k's oder onzieleg
  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”

k
  1. k
    "Can you meet me at 5 pm?" "K, see you then!"

symbol “k”

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

symbol “k”

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.