QT Definition

kyo͝otē
noun
The state of being secret or confidential.
Told me the story strictly on the QT.
American Heritage

Quart.

Wiktionary

(slang) Abbreviation for quiet. Also Q.T. or q.t. Used in the expression on the Q.T., meaning "secretly" or "in confidence."

Wiktionary

(slang) Cutie - a homophone derived from the pronunciation of "QT".

Wiktionary
Quality time.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Quantity.
Webster's New World
Quart(s)
Webster's New World

Origin of QT

  • q(uie)t

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

QT Sentence Examples

  • The Mayo Clinic reports that one probable cause may be the long QT syndrome.

  • Long QT syndrome is a tiny but significant electrical disturbance of the heart.

  • Long QT can't explain all incidences of SIDS, but one study found that around one in ten babies who die of SIDS had this heart defect.

  • Currently treatments for long QT syndrome are rather involved and don't always work.

  • The current version (1.0.21) was developed in C++ and QT frameworks, which made it compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users.

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