In music, F is the fourth note in the scale of C major.
3.
f. is an abbreviation for 'following'. It is written after a page or line number to indicate that you are referring to both the page or line mentioned and the one after it. You use ff. when you are referring to the page or line mentioned and two or more pages or linesafter it.
4.
F or f is a written abbreviation for words beginning with f, such as 'female', 'feminine', 'franc', 'false', and 'Fahrenheit'.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
5.
In a piece of music, f is a written abbreviation for forte and indicates that the piece should be played loudly.
f in British English
or F (ɛf)
nounWord forms: pluralf's, F's or Fs
1.
the sixth letter and fourth consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless labio-dental fricative, as in fat
f in British English
symbol for
1. music
forte: an instruction to play loudly
2. physics
frequency
3.
(formerly in the Netherlands) guilder
4. mathematics
function (of)
5. physics
femto-
6. chess algebraic notation
Word origin
(sense 3) from Dutch: florin
f in British English
or f/ or f:
symbol for
f-number
f-number in British English
or f number
noun
photography
the numerical value of the relative aperture. If the relative aperture is f8, 8 is the f-number and indicates that the focal length of the lens is 8 times the size of the lens aperture
See also T-number
F in British English
symbol for
1. music
a.
a note having a frequency of 349.23 hertz (F above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the fourth note of the scale of C major
b.
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c.
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
2.
Fahrenheit
3.
Fellow
4. chemistry
fluorine
5.
Helmholtz function
6. physics
force
7.
franc(s)
8.
farad(s)
9. genetics
a generation of filial offspring, F1 being the first generation of offspring, F2 being the second generation, etc
abbreviation for
10.
France (international car registration)
f. in British English
or F.
abbreviation for
1.
fathom(s)
2.
female
3. grammar
feminine
4. Word forms: pluralff. or FF.
folio
5. Word forms: pluralff.
following (page)
F- in British English
abbreviation for
fighter
F-106
fighter in British English
(ˈfaɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who fights, esp a professional boxer
2.
a person who has determination
3. military
an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft
F in American English1
(ɛf)
noun
1. Education
a.
a grade indicating failing work
b.
sometimes, a grade indicating fair or average work
2. Music
a.
the fourth tone or note in the ascending scale of C major