About The Word F
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What's The Definition Of F?
[n] the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
[n] the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates [n] a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [n] a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [adj] of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure; "the Fahrenheit scale" [adj] (metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" Synonyms | Synonyms for F: atomic number 9 | degree Fahrenheit | Fahr | fahrenheit | farad | fine | fluorine | pure Related Terms | Find terms related to F: See Also | abfarad | alphabetic character | capacitance unit | chemical element | cryolite | degree | element | fluor | fluorapatite | fluorite | fluorspar | gas | Greenland spar | halogen | letter | letter of the alphabet | millifarad | Roman alphabet F In Webster's Dictionary \F\ ([e^]f).
1. F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a
nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin.
The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma ?,
which probably had the value of English w consonant. The
form and value of Greek letter came from the Ph[oe]nician,
the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.
Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and
b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr.
ly`kos; E. fox, vixen; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v.
t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
2. (Mus.) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or
scale of C. F sharp (F [sharp]) is a tone intermediate
between F and G.
{F clef}, the bass clef. See under {Clef}.
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