| C clef |
a sign on a musical staff that shows the position of middle C. |
| cedilla |
a mark ( ¸ ). It is placed under certain letters to change that letter's pronunciation in French, where "ç" has the sound of "s." |
| Celsius |
relating to a temperature scale on which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees; centigrade. (abbreviated: C) |
| Cheng Tang |
first leader of the Shang dynasty of China, ruling in approximately the seventeenth century B.C.E. (exact dates contested). |
| Chou |
the third dynasty in China, about 1122 to 256 B.C. |
| chromatic |
in music, having to do with the chromatic scale, which ascends and descends by half steps, as C to C sharp and C sharp to D. [1/2 definitions] |
| circumflex |
one of several diacritic marks, especially ( ˆ ), placed over a vowel to indicate a certain sound or quality. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cleopatra |
a queen of Egypt (69-30 B.C.). |
| c/o |
used to show that something is being sent to one person at another person's address. "C/o" is an abbreviation of "care of." |
| c.o.d. |
abbreviation of "collect on delivery," or "cash on delivery." Ordering an item c.o.d. means that payment is not required until the goods arrive. |
| collect on delivery |
a method of ordering or shipping goods in which payment is made, usu. in cash, when the goods are delivered; c.o.d. [2 definitions] |
| computer language |
a system of words and symbols that is used to program a computer; code. There are hundreds of computer languages, such as C, Cheetah, and JavaScript. |
| Confucius |
a Chinese philosopher whose ethical teachings were introduced into Chinese religion; K'ung Fu-tzu (551?-479? B.C.). |
| Cro-Magnon |
a Caucasoid type of human that lived in Europe from about 60,000 B.C. to about 10,000 B.C. |
| cup |
a unit of measure equal to eight fluid ounces or one half pint. (abbreviated: c) [1/5 definitions] |
| d |
the second note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
| da capo |
from the beginning; D.C. (used in music as a direction to repeat a passage). |
| Dead Sea Scrolls |
scrolls dating from about 100 B.C. to 70 A.D. that were found in caves above the Dead Sea, and that contain scriptural and other writings of a Jewish religious community. |
| decemvir |
one of a council of ten members that drew up the first code of Roman laws in 450 B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| do2 |
the tone C in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| e |
the third note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |