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J

1
or j

[ jey ]

noun

, plural J's or Js, j's or js.
  1. the tenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter J or j, as in just, major, or rajah.
  3. something having the shape of a J .
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter J or j.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter J or j.


J

2

abbreviation for

  1. Physics. joule; joules. Also j

J

3
Symbol.
  1. the tenth in order or in a series.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 1. Compare Roman numerals.

j

4
Symbol.
  1. Mathematics. a unit vector on the y-axis of a coordinate system.
  2. Engineering. the imaginary number .

J.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Cards. Jack.
  2. Journal.
  3. Judge.
  4. Justice.

j

1

/ dʒeɪ /

noun

  1. the tenth letter and seventh consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, as in jam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


j

2

symbol for

  1. maths the unit vector along the y -axis
  2. obsolete.
    Also calledi the imaginary number √–1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

J

3

symbol for

  1. cards jack
  2. joule(s)
  3. current density
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation for

  1. Japan (international car registration)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

J

  1. Abbreviation of joule


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Mais ce n'est pas de merveille; car, comme j'ay dict, ils sont enfans.

Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.

Ce fut lors que nos gens se penserent estre veritablement prins, et j tout n'estoit que clameur et tumulte.

On dit neantmoins que les Armouchiquois se craignirent de tels voysins, et cette cause firent mourir ce capitaine que j'ay dit.

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