str

See also: Str, str., Str., S.Tr., and STR

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Northern Straits Salish.

Symbol

str

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Saanich.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Saanich terms

English

Alternative forms

• str.

Pronunciation

• (only if used as (part of) an identifier in programming): (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛstɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
• Homophones: Esther, ester

Noun

str (usually uncountable, plural strs)

1. (music) Abbreviation of string(s).

   str.-quartet

2. (historical) Abbreviation of steamer, a vessel propelled by steam.
3. (programming) Abbreviation of string (“sequence of text characters”).
4. (microbiology) Abbreviation of strain.
5. Abbreviation of strength.
6. (uncountable) Abbreviation of stremma(ta), a Greek unit of land area now equivalent to the decare (1000 m²).

Adjective

str

1. Abbreviation of strong.

   str-emergent

2. Abbreviation of strict.
3. Abbreviation of straight.

Adverb

str

1. Abbreviation of strongly.
2. Abbreviation of strictly.

Anagrams

• RTs, RTS, SRT, TRs, TRS, rts, TSR