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Type of Morse code operating signal
The Q-code is a standardised collection of three-letter codes that each start with the letter "Q". It is an operating signal initially developed for commercial
Q_code
Brevity codes used by a variety of US professionals
police action required". Telegraph and teletype procedures Q code and prosigns for Morse code are used in amateur radio, aviation, and marine radio. They
Ten-code
Topics referred to by the same term
Q and Z codes, also called Q and Z signals may refer to: Q code, 3-letter code beginning with Q and used by radiotelegraph and other radio services Z
Q_and_Z_codes
Transmission of language with brief pulses
Greek Morse code uses the International Morse code for Q, ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ , which has no corresponding letter in modern Greek. Except for the code being otherwise
Morse_code
Abbreviations commonly used in Morse code
The following Table of Morse code abbreviations and further references to Brevity codes such as 92 Code, Q code, Z code, and R-S-T system serve to facilitate
Morse_code_abbreviations
Biochemical cofactor and antioxidant
Coenzyme Q (CoQ /ˌkoʊkjuː/), also known as ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring biochemical cofactor (coenzyme) and an antioxidant produced by the human
Coenzyme_Q10
Error-correcting codes
order q {\displaystyle q} , and thus, q {\displaystyle q} must be a prime power. In the most useful parameterizations of the Reed–Solomon code, the block
Reed–Solomon_error_correction
Morse code operating signal of the US Army / NATO
Z Code (like Q Code and X Code) is a set of operating signals used in CW, TTY and RTTY radio communication. There are at least three sets of Z codes. There
Z_code
Four-letter code designation for aviation facilities around the world
Maui, for instance, has an IATA code of OGG and an ICAO code of PHOG. ICAO airport codes do not begin with I, J, X, or Q, though the Jezero Crater on Mars
ICAO_airport_code
Seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet
Q (minuscule: q) is the seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages
Q
Letter names for unambiguous communication
time zones List of NATO country codes PGP word list – Words for conveying data bytes in speech Q code – Type of Morse code operating signal Radiotelephony
NATO_phonetic_alphabet
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
effort to reduce engine emissions. Only the Q-code 351 "Cobra Jet" (1971–1974), R-code "Boss" 351 (1971), and R-code 351 "HO" (1972) versions have four-bolt
Ford_335_engine
American muscle car
F-code, and three 351 Cleveland engines; the H-code 2-V, the M-code 4-V, and beginning in May 1971, the Q-code 351CJ (Cobra Jet or GT engine). M & Q code
Ford_Mustang_Mach_1
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Q-code Ford 1966–1967 Q-code Ford Thunderbird 1966–1967 Q-code Mercury 1966 Q-code Ford Galaxie 500 7-Litre 1966 Q-code Mercury Monterey S-55 1967 Q-code
Ford_FE_engine
Motor vehicle
Mustang History – 1972". shnack.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011. "Mach 1 q code". mustangsandmore.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016. "1971 Mustang General
Ford Mustang (first generation)
Ford_Mustang_(first_generation)
Operating signals for abbreviated maritime communications
The Maritime Mobile Service Q Codes are art of a larger set of Q Codes designated by the ITU-R. The QOA–QQZ code range is reserved for the Maritime Mobile
Maritime Mobile Service Q Codes
Maritime_Mobile_Service_Q_Codes
Brevity codes used for aviation
The Aeronautical Code signals are radio signal codes. They are part of a larger set of Q Codes allocated by the ITU-R during the International Telecommunication
Aeronautical_Code_signals
Amateur radio transmission confirmation card
card derived its name from the Q code "QSL". A Q code message can stand for a statement or a question (when the code is followed by a question mark)
QSL_card
Radio and telegraph signals encoding longer definitions
security is not Ten-code, North American police brevity codes, including such notable ones as 10-4 Phillips Code NOTAM Code Q code, currently used mainly
Brevity_code
Defines Allied Military brevity codes
ACP-131 is the controlling publication for the listing of Q codes and Z codes. It is published and revised from time to time by the Combined Communications
ACP_131
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z QA QB QC QD QE QF QG QH QI QJ QK QL QM QN QO QP QQ QR QS QT QU QV QW QX QY QZ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA
List of airports by IATA airport code: Q
List_of_airports_by_IATA_airport_code:_Q
Quality rating of radio communications
code may have been QJS.[citation needed] The U.S. Navy used R and K signals starting in 1929.[citation needed] The QSK code was one of the twelve Q Codes
Signal strength and readability report
Signal_strength_and_readability_report
Brevity code for international aviation
with Q codes. These codes are defined by ICAO Doc 8400: ICAO Abbreviations and Codes. Q code Brevity code "ICAO Doc 8400: ICAO Abbreviations and Codes" (PDF)
NOTAM_code
Family of error-correcting codes that encode data in blocks
alphabet is often written as q {\displaystyle q} . If q = 2 {\displaystyle q=2} , then the block code is called a binary block code. In many applications it
Block_code
completeness. All 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FAA Document JO 7340.2E * on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate. italics indicates
List_of_airline_codes_(Q)
Non-commercial use of the radio spectrum
weak-signal conditions and employs internationally understood codes such as the Q code. CW is also used by hobbyists who build their own equipment (home
Amateur_radio
Class of error-correcting code
{F} _{q}^{n}} where F q {\displaystyle \mathbb {F} _{q}} is the finite field with q elements. Such a code is called a q-ary code. If q = 2 or q = 3, the
Linear_code
Lossless data compression method
q = floor(N/M) remainder = r = N modulo M Generate codeword The code format : <Quotient code><Remainder code>, where Quotient code (in unary coding)
Golomb_coding
Chatbot developed by Amazon
console. Amazon CodeWhisperer is a part of Amazon Q Developer, a part of Amazon Q.[not verified in body] Amazon's business-focused chatbot Q was announced
Amazon_Q
Changing between languages during a conversation
In linguistics, code-switching or language alternation is the process of shifting from one linguistic code (a language or dialect) to another, depending
Code-switching
Form of entropy encoding used in data compression
a code, arithmetic coding encodes the entire message into a single number, an arbitrary-precision fraction q, where 0.0 ≤ q < 1.0. Arithmetic coding achieves
Arithmetic_coding
Fountain code class
larger than k. For example, with the latest generation of Raptor codes, the RaptorQ codes, the chance of decoding failure when k encoding symbols have been
Raptor_code
coding theory, the dual code of a linear code C ⊂ F q n {\displaystyle C\subset \mathbb {F} _{q}^{n}} is the linear code defined by C ⊥ = { x ∈ F q n
Dual_code
Country codes A–K L–Z "Other" sections may contain 3-letter codes of sports organizations when they are different from both ISO and IOC Codes. Formerly
List_of_country_codes:_L–Z
Mid-size and full-size car from Holden
coding. HQ Monaro GTS sedan and HQ Monaro GTS350 sedan shared Kingswood luxury level coding with later examples actually displaying the GTS coupe's Q
Holden_Kingswood
Class of error correction codes
(\log(n))} Using a [ n , k , d ] q {\displaystyle [n,k,d]_{q}} linear block code, one can prove that there exists a permutation code in the symmetric group of
Permutation_code
Type of two-dimensional barcode
A QR code, short for quick-response code, is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara of the Japanese company Denso
QR_code
1982 video game
Q*bert (/ˈkjuːbərt/ ) is a 1982 action video game developed and published by Gottlieb for arcades. It is a 2D action game with puzzle elements that uses
Q*bert
Morse code distress call in the early 20th century
assistance shall be 'C Q D'". Landline and submarine telegraphers' telegraphs had adopted the convention of using the station code "CQ" to all stations
CQD
Signals for management of telegraph circuits
code used in operational communication among radio and telegraph operators. For example: Prosigns for Morse code 92 Code: telegraph brevity codes Q code:
Operating_signals
Error-correcting code
code distance. As an erasure code, it can correct up to d − 1 known erasures. A rank code is an algebraic linear code over the finite field G F ( q N
Rank_error-correcting_code
Competitive programming website
them "The Lyft Level 5 Challenge 2018", provided by Lyft or "Microsoft Q# Coding Contest — Summer 2018" provided by Microsoft. Contestants are divided
Codeforces
Class of codes in coding theory
Raptor code with greater flexibility and improved reception overhead, called RaptorQ, has been specified in IETF RFC 6330. The specified RaptorQ code can
Fountain_code
avionics, aerospace, and aeronautics. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References External links List of aviation mnemonics
List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
List_of_aviation,_avionics,_aerospace_and_aeronautical_abbreviations
Low-power amateur radio
contacts at low power levels. The term "QRP" derives from the standard Q code used in radio communication, where QRP is used to request "Reduce power"
QRP_operation
Topics referred to by the same term
Q and Z signals are brevity codes widely used in Morse code radio telegraphy. See, respectively: Q code Z code This disambiguation page lists articles
Q_and_Z_signals
First commercially produced personal workstation with a Graphical User Interface
PERQ's original p-Code-like instruction set (called Q-Code) was optimized for Pascal (specifically, an extended PERQ Pascal). Q-Code instructions could
PERQ
weight over a field F q {\displaystyle \mathbb {F} _{q}} . This may be translated into a statement about the maximum rate of a code with given length and
Gilbert–Varshamov bound for linear codes
Gilbert–Varshamov_bound_for_linear_codes
letters B, F, G, I, O, Q and S. The Police of North Rhine-Westphalia uses NRW 4, NRW 5 and, for motorbikes, NRW 6 instead of a local code. This is followed
Vehicle registration plates of Germany
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Germany
Postal codes in the Netherlands, known in Dutch as postcodes, were introduced in 1977 by the then PTT, now PostNL. They are alphanumeric, consisting of
Postal codes in the Netherlands
Postal_codes_in_the_Netherlands
Topics referred to by the same term
designator for Qatar Airways, the flag carrier of Qatar Q code, a radiotelegraphy message code Quick Tire Removal Wheel, a wheel rim used for large mining
QTR
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Q in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Q, or q, is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. Q may also refer to: Q, pseudonym of Sir Arthur
Q_(disambiguation)
Pharmaceutical drug classification
agents. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QL01. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_L01
Topics referred to by the same term
research software developer based in Melbourne, Australia QSR, a standardized Q code initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph communication Quick service
QSR
Information-theoretic measure
from the set when the coding scheme used for the set is optimized for an estimated probability distribution q {\displaystyle q} , rather than the true
Cross-entropy
Amateur radio callsign website
antennas and other life interests. QRZ, the name of the website, is the "Q" code for "Who is calling me?" and corresponds to the site's purpose of assisting
QRZ.com
Morse code operating signal for signal quality reports
identically in ACP131(F),: The QSK code is one of the earliest signal reporting formats and is a part of the Q code used for commercial radiotelegraph
QSA and QRK radio signal reports
QSA_and_QRK_radio_signal_reports
System for identifying vehicles
allowed in the VIN itself (I, O and Q), the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used for the model year code. Outside of North America the 10th digit
Vehicle_identification_number
Interpreter for BASIC software
From version 2.77.1, the project adopted the MIT License and the source code was moved to GitHub to encourage others to participate in its development
Yabasic
Pharmaceutical drug classification
use. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QJ01. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_J01
Conventions used in wireless telegraphy
"operating signals". These include: Prosigns for Morse code 92 Code, Western Union telegraph brevity codes Q code, initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph
Radio_code
Type of linear code
finite field G F ( q ) {\displaystyle GF(q)} , whose elements we call symbols. For the purposes of constructing polynomial codes, we identify a string
Polynomial_code
with Raptor codes primarily relies upon LT decoding, but LT decoding is intermixed with more advanced decoding techniques. The RaptorQ code specified in
Luby_transform_code
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The DST column shows the months in which Daylight Saving Time, a.k.a. Summer Time, begins and ends
List of airports by IATA airport code: A
List_of_airports_by_IATA_airport_code:_A
Pharmaceutical drug classification
hormones. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QG03. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_G03
Pharmaceutical drug classification
system. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QN05. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_N05
Topics referred to by the same term
Newcastle Eagles basketball team Radio Q code for "slow down" (in sending Morse code) Search for "qrs" , "qr-s", "q-rs", or "q-r-s" on Wikipedia. All pages with
QRS_(disambiguation)
Spelling Alphabet Aeronautical Code signals Maritime Mobile Service Q Codes Standard Marine Communication Phrases Brevity code Q code Call sign In electronics
List of international common standards
List_of_international_common_standards
Self-replicating program
System.out.printf(\"%s%c%s%c,%n\", l[4], q, l[i], q);", " }", " for (int i = 5; i < l.length; i++) { // Print this code", " System.out.println(l[i]);", " }"
Quine_(computing)
Canadian computer scientist (born 1955)
while writing a program to port software from a PERQ by translating Perq Q-Code to VAX assembler and emulating the hardware. He is generally credited with
James_Gosling
Predefined shorthand signals
of Morse code procedure signals or abbreviations. Morse code abbreviations Brevity code Procedure word (proword) Q code QSA and QRK code Z code When overlining
Prosigns_for_Morse_code
System of reference atitude-pressure
QFF is an Aeronautical Code Q code. It is the MSL pressure derived from local meteorological station conditions in accordance with meteorological practice
QFF
of Charlotte que – (s) Quechua language (ISO 639-2 code) QUIET – (p) Q and U Imaging ExperimenT (Q and U are the Stokes parameters of the CMBR polarization)
List_of_acronyms:_Q
Error correction code
two-dimensional bar codes. Given a prime number q and prime power qm with positive integers m and d such that d ≤ qm − 1, a primitive narrow-sense BCH code over the
BCH_code
Pharmaceutical drug classification
organs. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QB05. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_B05
Pharmaceutical drug classification
hormones. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QG04. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_G04
In coding theory, if Q has q elements, then any subset C (usually assumed of cardinality at least two) of the N-dimensional Hamming space over Q is called
Hamming_space
Programming language for quantum algorithms
Code. Q# was introduced on Windows and is available on MacOS and Linux. The Quantum Development Kit includes a quantum simulator capable of running Q#
Q_Sharp
Exchange of information between amateur radio stations
radio station, and a signal report. A contact is often referred to by the Q code QSO. It is often limited to just a minimal exchange of such station IDs
Contact_(amateur_radio)
Ordering of binary values, used for positioning and error correction
E_{n}(i)} be the edges in Q n ( i ) {\displaystyle Q_{n}(i)} . A monotonic Gray code is then a Hamiltonian path in Q n {\displaystyle Q_{n}} such that whenever
Gray_code
Topics referred to by the same term
common metasyntactic variable or placeholder name QUX (radiotelegraphy), a Q-code encoding the phrase Do you have any navigational warnings or gale warnings
Qux
Type of block code
code is a [ ( q m − 1 ) / ( q − 1 ) , ( q m − 1 ) / ( q − 1 ) − m ] {\displaystyle [(q^{m}-1)/(q-1),(q^{m}-1)/(q-1)-m]} code. Now, for cyclic codes,
Cyclic_code
Language family
make the primary distinction between P-Celtic and Q-Celtic languages based on the replacement of initial Q by initial P in some words. Most of the Gallic
Celtic_languages
Indian technology company
AppyPie is a technology company providing a no-code development platform that allows users to create mobile applications, websites, chatbots, and automated
AppyPie
Car model
351 cu in (5,752 cc) Q-code 4-barrel Cleveland Cobra Jet small block engine rated at 248 hp (185 kW) SAE net or the 429 cu in (7,030 cc) N-code 4-barrel rated
Mercury_Cyclone
Altitude at which atmosphere has a specified pressure
is defined in terms of properties of the ISA. QNE is an aeronautical code Q code. The term refers to the indicated altitude at the landing runway threshold
Pressure_altitude
(PCA) – Pulsejet – Pushback (aviation) Quick access recorder – QFE – QNH – Q code – QTOL Radar – Radar intercept officer – Radio beacon – Radar blip – Radar
Index_of_aviation_articles
for completeness. All 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate. italics indicates a defunct
List_of_airline_codes
Pharmaceutical drug classification
system. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QC01. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_C01
Identification code for countries
regions. A - B - C - D–E - F - G - H–I - J–K - L - M - N - O–Q - R - S - T - U–Z Language code Numbering scheme "Announcing Approval of the Withdrawal of
Country_code
Topics referred to by the same term
QRG can refer to any of the following: "QRG?" = What is My Frequency? (a Q code used by amateur radio operators) Qurate Retail Group Quick reference guide
QRG
Fictional character from the James Bond franchise
Q is a character in the James Bond films and novelisations. Q is the head of Q Branch (later Q Division), the fictional research and development division
Q_(James_Bond)
Topics referred to by the same term
QSL may refer to: Q code acknowledgement of receipt of radio message QSL card, acknowledging receipt Qatar Stars League, the premier association football
QSL
Pharmaceutical drug classification
system. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QN06. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_N06
Setting for pressure altimeters
altitude (elevation above the mean sea level). QNH and QFE are arbitrary Q codes rather than abbreviations, but the mnemonics "nautical height" (for QNH)
Altimeter_setting
the original message. Online codes are parameterised by the block size and two scalars, q and ε. The authors suggest q=3 and ε=0.01. These parameters
Online_codes
Pharmaceutical drug classification
organs. Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QS01. ATCvet codes without
ATC_code_S01
7th episode of the 5th season of Person of Interest
between two amateur radio stations. A contact is often referred to by the Q code QSO. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated
QSO_(Person_of_Interest)
1996 studio album by Pearl Jam
1996). "Pearl Jam: No Code". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2009. "Pearl Jam: No Code". Q (121): 158. October
No_Code
Type of prefix code
Fibonacci code, the implicit distribution is approximately 1 / n q {\displaystyle 1/n^{q}} , with q = 1 / log 2 ( φ ) ≃ 1.44 , {\displaystyle q=1/\log
Universal code (data compression)
Universal_code_(data_compression)
Q CODE
Q CODE
Female
Japanese
(1-儀, 2-典, 3-則, 4-法) Japanese unisex name NORI means 1) "ceremony, regalia," 2) "code, precedent," 3) "model, rule, standard," 4) "law, rule."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Irish
Helpful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Cushion; Helpful
Boy/Male
Indian
The provider
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Rockstar
Girl/Female
Tamil
Code
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Irish
Cushion; Helpful; Pillow
Boy/Male
Irish American English
Helpful.
Boy/Male
Muslim
The provider
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person who insisted on a strict code of social behavior.German : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle High German stickel ‘hill’, ‘slope’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant; in the south an occupational name for someone who shapes and sets stakes in vineyards.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coad.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Code
Q CODE
Q CODE
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Self Awareness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Glorious; Powerful; Lord Indra
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Idea conception
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Forgiver
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Kind
Girl/Female
Muslim
Victorious, Successful, One who is a source of success, Triumphant
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ocean
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Swedish
Victory of the People; People's Victory; Female Version of Nicholas
Boy/Male
British, English
Will
Boy/Male
Hindu
First Ray of sunlight, Vishnus Ansh
Q CODE
Q CODE
Q CODE
Q CODE
Q CODE
a.
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
n.
The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Q. vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers.
n.
A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
n.
An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai.
n.
The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
n.
The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
n.
A collection or digest of laws; a code.
a.
Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code.
n.
Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
n.
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.
a.
Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.
v. t.
To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
n.
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
n.
A codifier; a maker of codes.
q.
Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.
n. sing. & pl.
A body or code of laws.
n.
A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C () 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. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search.
n.
One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
n.
One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridae; as, the rusty grackle (Scolecophagus Carolinus); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula, or Q. versicolor). See Crow blackbird, under Crow.