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Definition of F
Pronunciation: ĕf | v. t. | 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 Phœnician, 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, 178, 179, 188, 198, 230. | | 2. | (Mus.) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F $) is a tone intermediate between F and G. |
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atomic number 9, chemical element, cryolite, element, fluor, fluorapatite, fluorine, fluorite, fluorspar, gas, Greenland spar, halogen
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