5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
G pref.,suff. [SI] See {{quantifiers}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
<g>
<chat> grin. An alternative to {smiley}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1998-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
G
1. <language> ["G: A Functional Language with Generic Abstract
Data Types", P.A.G. Bailes, Computer Langs 12(2):69-94
(1987)].
2. <language> A language developed at {Oregon State
University} in 1988 which combines {functional programming},
{object-oriented programming}, relational, {imperative} and
{logic programming} (you name it we got it).
["The Multiparadigm Language G", J. Placer, Computer Langs
16:235-258(1991)].
3. <unit> The abbreviated form of {giga-}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-08-12)