Found 2 items, similar to G.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: g g n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: gram, gramme, gm] 2: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: guanine] 3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: deoxyguanosine monophosphate] 4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, grand, thou, yard] 5: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: gee, g-force] 6: a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes [syn: gigabyte, GB] 7: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: gravitational constant , universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation ] 8: the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
English → English (gcide) Definition: G G \G\ (j[=e]) 1. G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246. [1913 Webster] Note: The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through the French. Etymologically it is most closely related to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin L. genus, Gr. ?; E. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army); gall, choler; gust, choose. See C. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G[sharp] (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A. [1913 Webster]