U, letter of the alphabet

U, 21st letter of the alphabet alphabet [Gr. alpha-beta, like Eng. ABC], system of writing, theoretically having a one-for-one relation between character (or letter) and phoneme (see phonetics). Few alphabets have achieved the ideal exactness.
..... Click the link for more information. , corresponding to the Greek upsilon [Gr.,=u without the aspirate]. Until the late Middle Ages the capital was V, the minuscule u, no distinction being made between the consonantal and vocalic uses of the letter. The fixing of modern orthography, however, has restricted u to the vowel, v to the consonant. In phonetics ŭ usually represents a high back rounded vowel, rather like in foot; English ū is a triphthong of y, , and w as in utensil; the Continental ū, or , is a diphthong of and w, as in glue. In chemistry, U is the symbol of the element uranium uranium , radioactive metallic chemical element; symbol U; at. no. 92; at. wt. 238.0289; m.p. 1,132°C;; b.p. 3,818°C;; sp. gr. 19.1 at 25°C;; valence +3, +4, +5, or +6.
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U, Burmese honorific

U, honorific used in Myanmar. See second part of name (e.g., Thant, U Thant, U , 1909–74, Burmese diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1962–72). Educated at University College, Yangon, he later held positions in education, the press, and broadcasting.
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(Unit) A unit of measurement (1.75") of the height of a rack-mounted device. Thus, a 1U product has a vertical measurement of 1.75"; 2U is 3.5"; 3U is 5.25" and so on. See rack mounted. See also U interface.

A Lot of Electronics in Only 1U

This Xtore Extreme (www.xtore-es.com) storage server packs a lot of punch in a 1U case, including two CPUs, multiple drives and multiple power supplies.

(particle physics)

up quark

(chemistry)

uranium

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The U's pulled off a shock win thanks to Kayode Odejayi's third goal of the week and Peter Clarke's red card 15 minutes from time.

CLARK RUES CLARKE RED; COCA-COLA LEAGUE 1 by The Mirror (London, England)

Colchester have completed the signing of Ipswich striker Kevin Lisbie, who returns to the U's on a season-long loan deal.

Sir Bobby stand plan; FOOTBALL by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

WHAT was the story with Paul Carden (now the U's captain and assistant boss, Carden was on the verge of signing for Wrexham)?

speaking with THE ENEMY; CAMBRIDGE v WREXHAM by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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