Found 2 items, similar to D.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: D D n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol] 2: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: five hundred, 500] 3: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
English → English (gcide) Definition: D D \D\ (d[=e]) 1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph[oe]nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, [root]178, 179, 229. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F. [1913 Webster] 3. As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign ? (or ? ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000. [1913 Webster]