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d | burr |
The fourth letter of the .
D or notch.
cardinal number five hundred (500).
the (path-independent, ) differential of a quantity
voiced alveolar plosive
Image:Latin D.png, Capital and lowercase versions of D , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter D.png, Uppercase and lowercase D in Fraktur
Image:Uncial d.png, Approximate form of upper case letter D in uncial script that was the source for lower case d
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A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
* Tomlinson
A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
The earlobe.
The knot at the bottom of an antler.
(obsolete) A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
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As a letter d
is the fourth letter of the.As a numeral d
is cardinal number five hundred (500).As a symbol d
is deuterium, when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen.As a proper noun burr is
.d
Translingual
{{Basic Latin character info, previous=c, next=e, image= (wikipedia d)Etymology 1
Modification of capital letter D, from (etyl) letter .Letter
Usage notes
The letter d is used in the alphabets of many languages, and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the (.See also
(Latn-script) * (select similar letters and symbols) * (other scripts) * SeeEtymology 2
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral D, a standardization ofAlternative forms
* D,Numeral
Usage notes
With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as d, it represents five hundred thousand (500,000).See also
* Lesser roman numeral symbol: * Greater roman numeral symbol: *Etymology 3
Symbol
(Voiced alveolar plosive) (head)See also
* (mathematics) {{Letter , page=D , NATO=Delta , Morse=-ยทยท , Character=D4 , Braille=? }}burr
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) burre, perhaps from (etyl) , from (etyl).Noun
(en noun)- The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs .
Synonyms
* (kind of seed pod) sticker; burDerived terms
* deburrEtymology 2
Onomatopoeia, influenced by bur.Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.Noun
(en noun)- And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere thorughoute the body more than a fadom / And whan syr Mordred felte that he had hys dethes wounde / He thryst hym self wyth the myght that he had vp to the bur of kynge Arthurs spere / And right so he smote his fader Arthur wyth his swerde holden in bothe his handes