g

G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet or the speech sounds represented by this letter, or the fifth note in the scale of The definition of c major.

(noun)

  1. An example of g is the first letter in the word "goat."
  2. An example of g is a musical note that a pianist may play.

The definition of g is something shaped like or related to the seventh letter in the English alphabet.

(adjective)

An example of g used as an adjective is in the phrase "g pancakes," which means pancakes shaped like the letter "G."

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See g in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or G

noun pl. g's, G's

  1. the seventh letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek gamma, a borrowing from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (g) of get or (j) of gem
  3. a type or impression for g or G
  4. the seventh in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of g or G
  2. seventh in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like

noun

  1. acceleration of gravity
  2. G-force

noun

  1. Origin: < g(rand),

    Slang one thousand dollars
  2. Educ. a grade meaning good
  3. Music
    1. the fifth tone or note in the ascending scale of C major
    2. a key, string, etc. producing this tone
    3. the scale having this tone as the keynote
  4. Physics
    1. the gravitational constant in Newton's law of gravitation
    2. G-force

a film rating meaning “general audience”: it indicates that the film is considered suitable for persons of all ages

  1. game(s)
  2. gauge
  3. gauss(es)
  4. German
  5. giga-
  6. goal(s)
  7. goalkeeper
  8. gram(s)
  9. guanine
  10. Basketball, Football guard
  11. guilder(s)
  12. guinea(s)
  13. gulf
  14. specific gravity
Also, except for G, , & , g

conductance

See g in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or G

noun pl. g's g's or G's also gs or Gs
  1. The seventh letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter g.
  3. The seventh in a series.
  4. Something shaped like the letter G.
  5. Music
    a. The fifth tone in the scale of C major or the seventh tone in the relative minor scale.
    b. A key or scale in which G is the tonic.
    c. A written or printed note representing this tone.
    d. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.

abbreviation
  1. acceleration of gravity
  2. gram

A trademark used for a movie rating indicating that admission will be granted to persons of all ages.

noun
Slang
One thousand dollars: lost twenty Gs at the racetrack.

Origin:

Origin: g(rand), one thousand dollars

.

The symbol for conductance.

abbreviation
  1. gauss
  2. genitive
  3. gravitational constant
  4. guanine

abbreviation
gulf

noun
The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns.

Origin:

Origin: G(roup of) 8

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