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Pronunciation: /ɛf/
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Definition of F

abbreviation

  • Fahrenheit:60°F
  • farad(s).
  • (F) Chemistry faraday(s).
  • (in racing results) favourite: 2nd Miss Prism 2-1 F
  • female.
  • fighter (in designations of US aircraft types):the F117 Stealth fighter
  • Biology filial generation.
  • British fine (used in describing grades of pencil lead):an F pencil
  • (in motor racing) formula:an F1 driver
  • franc(s): $1.00 = F5.9645 as at April 29
  • France (international vehicle registration).
  • (in tables of sports results) goals or points for.

symbol

  • the chemical element fluorine.
  • Physics force:F=ma

F in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of F in the US English dictionary
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