Q

Definition: Q

Q

Noun

1. The 17th letter of the Roman alphabet.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Q" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Computing

Aerospace

Geological

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: Q

German (q), Latin (Square), Portuguese (quintal), Spanish (clockwise, q), Vietnamese (court-card).

Q and the Minister of Defense. (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

Does this look like a Q to you? (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Have the Q always had had an absence of manners, or is it the result of some natural evolutionary process that comes with omnipotence? (Star Trek: Voyager; writing credit: Douglas Day Stewart)

Q could drive better than that, and he's dead! (007 Racing; writing credit: Ian Fleming)

Powerful enough to even deflect the path of a bullet - at long range, or so Q claims (Live and Let Die; writing credit: Tom Mankiewicz)

Q (Le gros lot) (1974)

Design Q & A (1972)

Urutora Q (1965)

Mr. Q (1958)

Daughter of Don Q (1946)

Two Of Hearts (performing artist: Stacey Q)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Q Mart Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Q Run Technology: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Q Fever (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Q Is for Quilt (reference)

• Star Trek: The Spock Vs. Q Collection (Star Trek) [UNABRIDGED] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Q (reference)

• Q News (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Boys of Cellblock Q (reference)

• Star Trek - The Next Generation: The Q Continuum (reference)

• Visitor Q (reference)

• Q - The Winged Serpent (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Q Live in Paris Circa 1960 [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Q Billion (reference)

• Concord Eye Q 2100 Digital Camera (reference)

• Aiwa CA-DW248 CD-R/RW Playable, Q Sound, Tuner, Cassette & Remote (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Figure 17. - The dredging and sounding arrangements on board the CHALLENGER. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 65. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 1. - The Natural History work-room of the CHALLENGER In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 26. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 14. - The Baillie Sounding Machine. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 61. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 15. - The Valve Sounding Lead (in section). In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 62. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 16. - The Dredge. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 63. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 18. - The Deepsea Trawl. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 69. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

H. M. S. CHALLENGER. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 72. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Plate XXIII - The CHALLENGER at St. Paul's Rocks. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 96. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Plate XXIX - The island of Tristan d'Cunha. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 138. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Penguins at home. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 171. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Newsome, J.T. (1997). Q fever. (references)

Raoult, D. (1993). Treatment of Q fever. (references)

Maurin, M., and Raoult, D. (1999). Q fever. (references)

Trade

Luxembourg

ISO 9000 (EN 29000 in Europe, ANSI/ASQC Q 90 System in the U.S.) defines the basic requirements for a manufacturing quality control system. (references)

Travel

Guatemala

The exchange rate as of June 14, 2000 is approximately Q 7.68 to US$1.00. Generally, the exchange rate fluctuares minimally. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "Q": C Q D ♦ coenzyme Q ♦ Nucleoside Q ♦ Q agrifolia ♦ Q aguatica ♦ Q band ♦ Q beta Replicase ♦ Q bicolor ♦ Q Catesbaei ♦ Q Cerris ♦ Q chrysolepis ♦ Q coccifera ♦ Q coccinea ♦ Q densiflora ♦ Q falcata ♦ Q Fever ♦ Q Ilex ♦ Q ilicifolia ♦ Q imbricaria ♦ q index ♦ Q infectoria ♦ Q lyrata ♦ Q macrocarpa ♦ Q Michauxii ♦ Q nigra ♦ Q obtusifolia ♦ Q palustris ♦ Q Phellos ♦ Q prinoides ♦ Q Prinus ♦ Q Robur ♦ Q rubra ♦ q s ♦ Q Suber ♦ Q tinctoria ♦ Q undulata ♦ Q vallonea ♦ Q versicolor ♦ Q virens ♦ vitamine Q. Additional references.

Beginning with "Q": q-analysis, q-banding, q-beta, q-boat, q-branch, q-branches, Q-bus-based, q-car, q-code, Q-factor, q-feel system, Q-joint, q-magazine, Q-max, q-message, q-notice, Q-percentile, q-quarrel, q-quiet, q-quit, Q-sepharose, q-shed, Q-ship, q-ships, Q-Sort, q-sound, Q-sport, q-stol, Q-switched, Q-technique, q-tee, Q-test, Q-test, Q-tex, q-train, q-twist, Q-type, q-wave.

Ending with "Q": non-q, Uni-q.

Containing "Q": non-q-wave, Nor-Q-D.

Danish

hvis q roentgenfotoner eller roentgenstraalingskvanter, hver med energien E elektronvolt, traeffer en kugle med tvaersnitsarealet l cm2, vil den totale energifluens vaere qE elektronvolt (are incident on a sphere of cross-sectional area l cm2, each of energy E electron volts, if q individual X-ray photons, or quanta, the total energy fluence will be qE electron volts N.B. : energy flux is deprecated; proper term energy fluence), Co-Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone). (various references)

Dutch

ubichinon (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), treffen q rontgenfotonen of rontgenquanta met elk een energie van E elektronvolt een oppervlak van l cm2, dan bedraagt de totale energiefluentie q (are incident on a sphere of cross-sectional area l cm2, each of energy E electron volts, if q individual X-ray photons, or quanta, the total energy fluence will be qE electron volts N.B. : energy flux is deprecated; proper term energy fluence), CoQ (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), coenzym Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone). (various references)

Farsi 

هفدهمین حرف الفبای انگلیسی . (various references)

Finnish

q-tyyppinen sporadinen E-kerros päivällä (q-type sporadic E during daytime), Q-testi (Q-test), Q-tekniikka (Q-technique), Q-taajuusalue (Q band), Q-päästetty laser (giant pulse laser, Q-switched laser), Q-lajittelu (q-sort), Q-kytkentäinen järjestelmä (Q switched system), Q-koodi (Q code), ubikinoni (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), luokan Q maaperä (Q soil), koentsyymi Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone). (various references)

French

quotient d'intelligence (I Q), query fever (Q fever), Q fever (Q fever), fièvre de Mossman (Q fever), moment algébrique d'ordres q et s (joint algebraic moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s about the origin), moment absolu d'ordres q et s par rapport � une origine a,b (absolute joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), moment absolu d'ordres q et s par rapport � l'origine (joint absolute moment of orders q and s, joint absolute moment of orders q and s about the origin), moment absolu d'ordres q et s (joint absolute moment of orders q and s, joint absolute moment of orders q and s about the origin), maladie de Derrick-Burnet (Q fever), méthode du laser � commutation de Q (Q switched system), laser déclenché (Q-switched laser), laser � déclenchement (Q-switched laser), laser � argon ionisé avec mode bloqué (Q-switched laser), moment centré d'ordres q et s (empiric joint centred moment of orders q and s, joint centred moment of orders q and s), fièvre Q (Q fever), moment d'ordres q et s par rapport � l'origine (empiric joint moment of orders q and s, joint algebraic moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s about the origin), coxiellose (Q fever), couche E sporadique du type q pendant la journée (q-type sporadic E during daytime), coenzyme Q10 (coenzyme Q), code Q (Q code), classification Q (q-sort), Cette notion est définie par une formule mathématique dans la norme française NF X 06-002. (joint absolute moment of orders q and s, joint absolute moment of orders q and s about the origin), bande Q (Q band), infection � Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), moments centrés (joint centred moment of orders q and s), voiture banalisée (Q car), vitamine Q (coenzyme Q), ubiquinone (coenzyme Q), technique Q (Q-technique), sol Q (Q soil), signal Q (Q signal), si q photons individuels de rayons X ou quanta, chacun d'énergie E en électron-volts, frappent une surface d'l cm2 la fluence énergétique totale s'élèvera � qE électron-volts (if q individual X-ray photons), pavillon Q (Q-flag), moment centré empirique d'ordres q et s (empiric joint centred moment of orders q and s, joint centred moment of orders q and s), moments par rapport � une origine a,b (joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), axe Q (Q axis), moments algébriques par rapport � une origine a,b (joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), moments algébriques centrés (joint centred moment of orders q and s), moments absolus par rapport � une origine a,b (absolute joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), moments absolus centrés (joint centred moment of orders q and s), moment empirique d'ordres q et s par rapport � une origine a,b (empiric joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a, joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), moment empirique d'ordres q et s (empiric joint moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s about the origin), moment d'ordres q et s par rapport � une origine a,b (empiric joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a, joint moment of orders q and s about an origin a), voiture piège (Q car), moment d'ordres q et s (empiric joint moment of orders q and s, joint algebraic moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s, joint moment of orders q and s about the origin), navire-piège (Q-ship). (various references)

German

q (heat energy, qlty, quality, quality factor, thermal energy). (various references)

Greek 

κώδικας Q (Q code), σύστημα μεταγωγής Q με λέιζερ (Q switched system), σποραδικό στρώμα E τύπου Q στη διάρκεια της ημέρας (q-type sporadic E during daytime), συνένζυμο Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), πυρετός Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Q fever, Queensland fever, Queensland tick fever, Queensland tick typhus, query fever), πυρετός της Κουηνσλάνδης (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Q fever, Queensland fever, query fever), ζώνη Q (Q band), ταξινόμηση Q (q-sort), Αν q μεμονωμένα φωτόνια ακτίνων Χ,ή κβάντα,το καθένα με ενέργεια Ε ηλεκτρονιοβόλτ,προσπίπτουν σε μια σφαίρα καθέτου διατομής 1 cm2,η ολική ροή (are incident on a sphere of cross-sectional area l cm2, each of energy E electron volts, if q individual X-ray photons, or quanta, the total energy fluence will be qE electron volts N.B. : "energy flux" is deprecated; proper term "energy fluence"), ουβικινόνη (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone). (various references)

Hungarian

q-kód (q-code), q-érzékelõ rendszer (q-feel system), q távmondat (q-message), q távirat (q-message), q index (mean annoyance level, q index), q hajó (q-ship), fültisztító tampon (q-tip), csapdahajó (decoy ship, q-ship), átlagos zavarási szint (mean annoyance level, q index). (various references)

Italian

quoziente d'intelligenza (intelligence quotient), Q-test (Q-test), tecnica Q (Q-technique), tecnica di commutazione di Q (Q switched system), se q fotoni singoli di raggi X ώ, o quanti, aventi ciascuno un'energia di E elettron-volt, investono un'area di l cm2, l'intensit� di flusso energetico integrale sar� di qE elettron-volt (are incident on a sphere of cross-sectional area l cm2, each of energy E electron volts, if q individual X-ray photons, or quanta, the total energy fluence will be qE electron volts N.B. : "energy flux" is deprecated; proper term "energy fluence"), laser a impulsi giganti (Q-switched laser), febbre Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Derrick-Burnet disease, Q fever, Queensland fever, Queensland tick fever, Queensland tick typhus, query fever), febbre del Queensland (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Q fever, Queensland fever, query fever), coenzima Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), classificazione Q (q-sort), civetta (coquette, hussy, jilt, minx, owl, owlet), bandiera Q (Q-flag, yellow flag), banda Q (Q band). (various references)

Pig Latin

qay

Portuguese

ubiquinona (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), técnica laser de comutação de Q (Q switched system), se q fotões individuais de raios-x ou quanta,cada um com uma energia E em electrões-volt,incidem numa superfície de 1 cm2,a fluência energética total elevar-se-á a qE electrões-volt (are incident on a sphere of cross-sectional area l cm2, each of energy E electron volts, if q individual X-ray photons, or quanta, the total energy fluence will be qE electron volts N.B. : "energy flux" is deprecated; proper term "energy fluence"), laser rápido (Q-switched laser), laser a árgon ionizado com modo bloqueado (Q-switched laser), febre Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Q fever, Queensland fever, query fever), febre australiana (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Q fever, Queensland fever, query fever), coenzima Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), camada E esporádica do tipo q durante o dia (q-type sporadic E during daytime), código Q (Q code), banda Q (Q band). (various references)

Romanian

vas de rãzboi deghizat (q-boat). (various references)

Spanish

q (clockwise). (various references)

Swedish

Q-switchad laser (Q-switched laser), Q-jordmån (Q soil), ubikinon (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), koenzym Q (coenzyme Q, CoQ, ubiquinone), arenosol (Q soil). (various references)

Thai

พยัญชนะ� าษาอังกฤษตัวที่ 17. (various references)

Turkish

sivil görünümlü savaş gemisi (q-boat, q-ship), balıkçı gemisi süsü verilmiş savaş gemisi (q-boat, q-ship). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

+2 letters: qat, qua, suq.

+3 letters: aqua, qaid, qats, qoph, quad, quag, quai, quay, quey, quid, quin, quip, quit, quiz, quod, suqs.

+4 letters: aquae, aquas, equal, equid, equip, faqir, fique, maqui, pique, qaids, qanat, qophs, quack, quads, quaff, quags, quail, quais, quake, quaky, quale, qualm, quant, quare, quark, quart, quash, quasi, quass, quate, quays, quean, queen, queer, quell, quern, query, quest, queue, queys, quick, quids, quiet, quiff, quill, quilt, quins, quint, quips, quipu, quire, quirk, quirt, quite, quits, quods, quoin, quoit, quota, quote, quoth, qursh, roque, squab, squad, squat, squaw, squeg, squib, squid, toque, tranq, tuque, umiaq, usque.