c — ODE · Shobdo

▸ abbreviation

1 Cricket (on scorecards) caught by:

ME Waugh c Lara b Walsh 19.

2 cent(s):

they cost 25c each.

3 [in combination] (in units of measurement) centi-:

centistokes (cS).

4 (c.) century or centuries:

a watch case, 19th c.

5 (often c.) (preceding a date or amount) circa; approximately:

Isabella was born c.1759.

6 (of water) cold:

all bedrooms have h & c.

7 colt.

▸ symbol Physics the speed of light in a vacuum:

E = mc2.