English

Noun

Ks

1. plural of K

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• SK

Danish

Alternative forms

• K_S

Symbol

K_s

1. (chemistry) K_a (acid dissociation constant)

Translingual

Symbol

ks

1. The ISO 639 alpha-2 language code for Kashmiri.
2. (metrology) Symbol for the kilosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds.

English

Noun

ks

1. plural of k

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Esperanto

Initialism

ks

1. Initialism of kaj simile ‎(“and similarly”).
2. Initialism of kaj similaj ‎(“and similar”).

Alternative forms

• k.s.