y
y1 definition
y or Y (wī)
- the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek upsilon
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the semivowel (y) at the beginning of a syllable, as in yes or beyond, or the vowel (i) of myth, (ē) of holy, or (ī) of my
- a type or impression for y or Y
- the twenty-fifth in a sequence or group
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of y or Y
- twenty-fifth in a sequence or group
- shaped like
y2 definition
y (wī)
noun
- the second of a set of unknown quantities, x usually being the first
- a variable
- an ordinate
y3 definition
y
- yard(s)
- year(s)
- yocto-
Y1 definition
Y (wī)
noun
- YMCA
- YWCA
- YMHA
- YWHA
Y2 definition
Y
yotta-
Y3 definition
Y
yen: now usually ¥
Y4 definition
Y
- Elec. admittance
- Chem. yttrium
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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