| k or K (keɪ) | |
| —n , pl k's, K's, Ks | |
| 1. | the 11th letter and 8th consonant of the modern English alphabet |
| 2. | a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless velar stop, as in kitten |
| 3. | See five Ks |
| K or K | |
| —n |
| k or K (keɪ) | |
| —n , pl k's, K's, Ks | |
| 1. | the 11th letter and 8th consonant of the modern English alphabet |
| 2. | a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless velar stop, as in kitten |
| 3. | See five Ks |
| K or K | |
| —n |
| k | |
| —symbol for | |
| 1. | kilo(s) |
| 2. | maths the unit vector along the z-axis |
| K | |
| —symbol for, —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | kelvin(s) |
| 2. | chess king |
| 3. | chem potassium |
| 4. | physics kaon |
| 5. | currency |
| a. kina | |
| b. kip | |
| c. kopeck | |
| d. kwacha | |
| e. kyat | |
| 6. | one thousand |
| 7. | computing |
| a. a unit of 1024 words, bits, or bytes | |
| b. (not in technical usage) 1000 | |
| 8. | Cambodia (international car registration) |
| —symbol for, —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | kelvin(s) |
| 2. | chess king |
| 3. | chem potassium |
| 4. | physics kaon |
| 5. | currency |
| a. kina | |
| b. kip | |
| c. kopeck | |
| d. kwacha | |
| e. kyat | |
| 6. | one thousand |
| 7. | computing |
| a. a unit of 1024 words, bits, or bytes | |
| b. (not in technical usage) 1000 | |
| 8. | Cambodia (international car registration) |
| [(for sense 3) from New Latin kalium; (for sense 6) from |
| K or K. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Köchel: indicating the serial number in the catalogue (1862) of the works of Mozart made by Ludwig von Köchel (1800--77) | |
| K. or K. | |
| —abbreviation for |