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a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

ten 10s

a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature

street names for cocaine

the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet

a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

ten 10s

a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature

The keynote of the normal or natural scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale of the same.

The clef, a modification of the letter C, placed on any line of the staff, shows that line to be middle C.

is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter.

As a numeral, stands for Latin centum or 100, Cfor 200, etc.

Abbreviation for cylinder or cylindrical lens, centigrade or Celsius, contraction, closure (of an electrical circuit), and congius (gallon). Chemical symbol for carbon.

Third letter of the alphabet. As a Roman numeral, 100.

The third letter in the English alphabet.

Is the third letter and second consonant of the English alphabet. Before a, o, u, I, and r, it has a hard or close sound, like k; and before e, i, and y, it has a soft or sibilant sound, precisely like s. When combined with the letter h, it has three different sounds: the first is equivalent to tsh, as in chair, church; the second is equivalent to k, as in character, chemistry; and the third, occurring only in a few words, derived from the French; also in several words when preceded by n, flinch, bench, is equivalent to sh, as in chaise, chemise.

As an abbreviation, stands for Christ, as A.C. for ante Christum; also for companion, as C.B., Companion of the Bath. On medals, C stands for many names of persons, as caesar, Caius.Cassius, Carolus, &c.; and also of offices, as Censor, Consul.

As a numeral, stands for 100, CC for 200,&c.

In music, when placed after the clef, is the mark of common time; and when a bar is perpendicularly drawn through it, alla-breve time, or a quicker movement, is indicated. C is also the first note of the diatonic scale, answering to the do of the Italians, and the ut of the French.

For L. centum, a hundred.

This letter in the chemical alphabet signifies nitre. It is also sometimes used in prescriptions for calx.

Abbreviation for carbon, congius (gallon), compound, centigrade, centimeter, clonus, closure, etc.

Abbreviation for centigrade, for cylinder or cylindrical lens, for closure and contraction, and for congius (gallon)

The third letter in the English alphabet, and the second consonant, has two sounds, one close, like K; the other a sibilant, precisely like S. The digraph ch has three sounds, the first equivalent to tsh, as in church; the second equivalent so sh, as in chaise; the third equivalent to k, as in chorus. C after the cleft is the mark of common time, in which each measure is a semi-breve, corresponding to 4/4. C is also the name of a note in the scale; the key note major, and the third minor, of the natural scale.