| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is to be distributed to, that maximally can be distributed to, or that habitually is consumed by, an individual or group. [3 definitions] |
| quotable |
capable of being quoted or readily quoted. [2 definitions] |
| quotation |
the act of quoting. [4 definitions] |
| quotation mark |
either of a pair of double punctuation marks (" ") used to enclose a quotation, or either of a pair of single punctuation marks (' ') used to enclose a quotation within a quotation. |
| quote |
to repeat exact words or information from. [6 definitions] |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. [2 definitions] |
| quotient |
that number which is obtained as the result of an arithmetic division. |
| quo warranto |
in law, a proceeding intended to determine the legality or legitimacy of one's exercise of certain powers or one's right to a certain franchise. |
| qurush |
an intermediate monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equaling five halalah. (Cf. riyal.) |
| qwerty keyboard |
a keyboard with alphabetical and numerical keys in the same arrangement as those on a typewriter. |
| -r1 |
a variant of -er1. |
| -r2 |
variant of -er2. |
| R1 |
abbreviation of "restricted; those under eighteen must be accompanied by an adult" (used as a film rating). |
| R2 |
abbreviation of "registered trademark" (usu. enclosed in a circle). |
| R.1 |
abbreviation of "River." |
| R.2 |
abbreviation of "Republican." |
| r |
the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| r. |
abbreviation of "right." |
| Ra1 |
symbol of the chemical element radium. |
| Ra2 |
in Egyptian mythology, the supreme god and sun god, depicted with a head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk. |