- 1. n. Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y. Source: opted
- 2. n. One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye. Source: opted
- 3. n. A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting. Source: opted
- 4. n. A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track. Source: opted
- 5. pron. I. Source: opted
- 6. n. a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet Source: wordnet
- 8. Y, the word/twenty-fifth">twenty-fifth word/letter">letter of the English alphabet, at thebeginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), isusually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in themiddle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide toPronunciation, §§ 145, 178-9, 272. Source: adambom
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