G
[dʒiː]
Definition
(noun.) the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet.
(noun.) a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated.
Checker: Marie--From WordNet
Definition
(-) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A.
Typist: Manfred
Examples
- BUELL, Brigadier-General Comd'g. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In this diagram G<1S> and G<2S> represent two generators, each producing current at a potential of 110 volts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This interior cylinder readily revolves on an axis, _g_, _g_, shown in the section of the instrument as seen edgewise. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Soon after the departure of my protégée, my servant brought me a letter, by the twopenny post; the handwriting was Lord Ponsonby's. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am sure that you cannot fail to be delighted with the traces of heredity shown in the p's and in the tails of the g's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- These mirrors are hinged at O O, and when swung outward rest by their external edges against the bar P, and then occupy the position shown by the dotted lines G′ G′. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To her two brothers (for there was another Gérard Moore besides Robert) she was very much attached. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- By G----, it's Death! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The carbon disk is represented by the black portion, E, near the diaphragm, A, placed between two platinum plates D and G, which are connected in the battery circuit, as shown by the lines. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The 'G' with the small 't' stands for 'Gesellschaft,' which is the German for 'Company. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Of what an excellent family are the Gérards, as we know, and the Moores also! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- By G--, you are just in time! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The hammer G and platinum strip F were connected to the opposite ends of a wire, which had in its circuit a battery and a receiver. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I'll follow the other, by G---- The other? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- MEADE Com'd'g Army of the Potomac. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Ora