Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun k

7 senses of k

Sense 1
kelvin, K -- (the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
       => temperature unit -- (a unit of measurement for temperature)

Sense 2
potassium, K, atomic number 19 -- (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)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 3
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard -- (the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)
       => large integer -- (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

Sense 4
kilobyte, K, KB, kB -- (a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes)
       => computer memory unit -- (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Sense 5
kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB -- (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)
       => computer memory unit -- (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Sense 6
K, k -- (the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")

Sense 7
K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C -- (street names for ketamine)
       => ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride, Ketalar -- (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

Antonyms of adj k

1 sense of k

Sense 1
thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k -- (denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units)

INDIRECT (VIA cardinal) -> ordinal -- (being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh")

Similarity of adj k

1 sense of k

Sense 1
thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k -- (denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units)
       => cardinal (vs. ordinal) -- (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers")