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Definition of c

abbreviation

  • Cricket (on scorecards) caught by:ME Waugh c Lara b Walsh 19
  • cent(s): they cost 25c each
  • [in combination] (in units of measurement) centi-:centistokes (cS)
  • (c.) century or centuries:a watch case, 19th c
  • (often c.) (preceding a date or amount) circa; approximately:Isabella was born circa 1759
  • (of water) cold:all bedrooms have h & c
  • colt.

symbol

Physics
  • the speed of light in a vacuum:E = mc2

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