F


Meaning of F in English

noun , abbreviation

■ noun (also f ) / ef; NAmE / [ C , U ] ( pl. Fs , F's , f's / efs; NAmE /)

1.

the 6th letter of the English alphabet :

'Fox' begins with (an) F / 'F'.

2.

F ( music ) the fourth note in the scale of C major

3.

the 6th highest mark / grade that a student can get for a piece of work, showing that it is very bad and the student has failed :

He got (an) F / 'F' in / for Chemistry.

—see also F-word

■ abbreviation

1.

Fahrenheit :

Water freezes at 32°F.

2.

( BrE ) ( in academic titles ) Fellow of :

FRCM (= Fellow of the Royal College of Music)

3.

Farad

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.