G (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Astronomy 2 Chemistry 3 Code prefixes 4 Computer gaming 5 Mathematics 6 Movies and Television 7 Music 8 Numerical prefixes 9 Physics 10 Slang 11 Sports 12 Other uses 13 See also

G is the seventh letter of the alphabet. It can also refer to:

[edit] Astronomy

• A stellar classification for yellowish stars
• A provisional designation applied to any comet, asteroid, or minor planet discovered between April 1 and 15 of a given year

[edit] Chemistry

• G protein
• Glycine, and amino acid
• Guanosine, a nucleoside
• Haplogroup G (mtDNA)
• Haplogroup G (Y-DNA)

[edit] Code prefixes

• Gabon, international license plate code G
• Glasgow, UK postal code G
• The Canadian postal code prefix for the eastern part of Quebec

[edit] Computer gaming

• G (computer role-playing games), a unit of currency in computer role-playing games

• G or GP, A term short for grenade launcher in some online first person shooter video games

• G (Club Penguin), the head secret agent who hands out the player's missions in Club Penguin

• A character in Sega's House of the Dead series

[edit] Mathematics

• Graham's number

[edit] Movies and Television

• G (MPAA), an MPAA film rating indicating a film suitable for general audiences
• Andrew G, an Australian television personality
• Gundam, a Japanese anime series
• A classification used in Television content rating systems, usually as an abbreviation of the term “general”, meaning the programme is appropriate for everyone
• An ITU prefix allocated to the United Kingdom

[edit] Music

• G (musical note)
• G. (album), an album by Gotthard
• An album by Gerald Levert
• A prefix used to denote the Gérard catalog, a catalogue of Luigi Boccherini's works compiled by Yves Gérard.

[edit] Numerical prefixes

• Giga, the SI prefix meaning 10⁹ = 1,000,000,000
• Gibi, a binary prefix meaning 2³⁰ = 1,073,741,824
• Gram (unit), a unit of mass

[edit] Physics

• G band, the range of frequencies from 4 to 6 GHz
• Gauss (unit), a unit of magnetic induction
• Gravitational constant
• Gibbs free energy, a function of thermodynamics
• Electrical conductance
• Shear modulus
• Standard gravity g, the standardised acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Earth at 45 degrees latitude
  • g-force

[edit] Slang

• 1000 (number), esp in relation to money; short for “grand”
• Gangster or Gangsta
• gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, a drug more commonly known as GHB

[edit] Sports

• Goal (sport)
• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), often referred to by locals as "The G"

[edit] Other uses

• G (factor), the general intelligence factor
• G (New York City Subway service), the G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local, a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway
• G. (novel), a novel by John Berger
• The Gillette Company, ticker symbol G on the New York Stock Exchange
• Ground floor, particularly in elevators
• The graphical programming language used in LabVIEW

[edit] See also

• Gee

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