kappa

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæpə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kap′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kap•pa  (kap′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet (K, k).
  2. Linguisticsthe consonant sound represented by this letter.
  • Semitic; see kaph
  • Greek káppa

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kappa / ˈkæpə/
  1. the tenth letter in the Greek alphabet (Κ, κ), a consonant, transliterated as c or k
Etymology: Greek, of Semitic origin
'kappa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Phi Beta Kappa - Phi Bete - koppa - tenuis

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