Q: Letter of the Latin alphabet
Q is the seventeenth (number 17) letter in the English alphabet.
| The Latin alphabet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | ||
| Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj |
| Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
| Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | |
| Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | ||
It is nearly always followed by a silent letter U. Q makes a kw sound as in quick or a k sound as in unique.
Some people say that the letter Q is not needed, because the sound it makes can be made with K or C and W instead. The same thing is said about the letter X.
Below are some ancient ways of writing Q:
| Egyptian hieroglyph Q | Phoenician Q | Etruscan Q | Greek Qoppa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |
Meanings for Q
- In chess, Q is used to mean the queen piece.
- In English, Q can be a short letter for 'question'.
- In a deck of playing cards, Q is used to mark each of the queens.
- In science fiction, Q is a character in several Star Trek television shows.
- Q is also the name of a character in the James Bond film series, who was played by Desmond Llewelyn (and John Cleese after Desmond Llewelyn died).
- In Internet slang, "q" is used for the Spanish word "que", which means "that", "which", or "what".
- In physics, q is used to mean charge
References
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