3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
F \F\ ([e^]f).
1. F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a
nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin.
The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma ?,
which probably had the value of English w consonant. The
form and value of Greek letter came from the Ph[oe]nician,
the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.
Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and
b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr.
ly`kos; E. fox, vixen; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v.
t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
2. (Mus.) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or
scale of C. F sharp (F [sharp]) is a tone intermediate
between F and G.
{F clef}, the bass clef. See under {Clef}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
F
n 1: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn: {degree
Fahrenheit}]
2: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens;
usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a
powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or
cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: {fluorine}, {atomic number
9}]
3: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and
opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage
difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: {farad}]
4: the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
f.
adj : ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of
purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn: {fine}]