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Dictionary definition · K

noun

  1. the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  2. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
  3. a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
  4. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  5. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
  6. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
  7. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
  8. street names for ketamine

adjective

  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).