Definition

1. Noun:
   • The seventh letter of the English alphabet: "G" is the seventh letter in the modern English alphabet.
   • A unit of information: In computing, "g" can be an abbreviation for "gigabyte" (GB), a unit of digital information storage.
   • A unit of acceleration: In physics, "g" represents the standard acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface, approximately 9.8 meters per second squared.
   • A unit of mass: In the metric system, "g" is the symbol for the gram, a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
   • A musical note: In musical notation, "G" is the name of a note, specifically the fifth note in the C major scale.
   • A nucleotide in genetics: In biochemistry, "G" is the symbol for guanine, one of the four nucleobases found in DNA and RNA.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The word "go" starts with the letter G.
  • My new hard drive has a capacity of 1 g (gigabyte).
  • Astronauts experience forces of several g during launch.
  • This recipe requires 250 g of flour.
  • The melody begins on a high G.
  • In the DNA sequence, cytosine (C) always pairs with guanine (G).

Advanced Usage

• "G-force": A measurement of acceleration or force felt as weight, expressed in multiples of the standard acceleration due to gravity (g).
  • The roller coaster subjected riders to over 4 Gs.
• "G-spot": A term used in anatomy and sexuality, named with the letter "G".
  • The concept of the G-spot is widely discussed.

Variants and Related Words

• Gigabyte (GB): A unit of digital information equal to 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
  • The file size is 2 gigabytes.
• Gram (g): The base unit of mass in the metric system.
  • Add 5 grams of sugar.
• Guanine: The nucleobase represented by the letter G.
  • Guanine pairs with cytosine in DNA.

Synonyms

• Gravity (for the physics constant): The natural force of attraction.
• Gig (informal for gigabyte): A casual term for a gigabyte of data.

Related Phrases

• G-rated: A content rating indicating material suitable for general audiences.
  • The movie is G-rated, so it's fine for children.
• G-man: An old-fashioned slang term for a government agent, especially an FBI agent.
  • The G-men arrived to investigate.

Related Idioms

• "Mind your Ps and Qs" (related conceptually to letters): An idiom meaning to be on one's best behavior. (Note: This idiom does not contain "G" but is an example of an idiom referencing letters of the alphabet).
  • At the formal dinner, you must mind your Ps and Qs.

Noun

1. the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
2. (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
3. a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
4. a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
5. 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
6. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
7. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
8. a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
9. a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram