As a letter u
is the letter u with an acute accent.
As a noun bra is
captive, hostage.
u
Translingual
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Etymology 1
Minuscule variation of U, a modern variation of classical Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter .
Letter
The twenty-first letter of the .
Etymology 2
Symbol
(head)
symbol for unified atomic mass unit
).
(label) up quark
See also
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Image:Latin U.png, Capital and lowercase versions of U , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter U.png, Uppercase and lowercase U in Fraktur
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bra
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from brassiere.
Noun
(
Brassiere)
(
en noun)
a brassiere
Derived terms
* maternity bra
* nursing bra
* peek-a-boo bra
* push-up bra
* sports bra
* training bra
* underwired bra
Etymology 2
From bracket
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket .
Related terms
* bra-ket notation
Antonyms
* ket
Etymology 3
Representing a different pronunciation of bro , meaning brother
Noun
(
en noun)
(slang) friend
- Take it easy, bra !
(slang) female version of bro
