"IQ" meaning in English

See IQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ Forms: more IQ [comparative], most IQ [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} IQ (comparative more IQ, superlative most IQ)
  1. (slang) Smart, intelligent. Tags: slang Derived forms: low-IQ, high-IQ
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Synonyms: I.Q.

Noun

IPA: /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ Forms: IQs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} IQ (countable and uncountable, plural IQs)
  1. Initialism of intelligence quotient. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: intelligence quotient Translations (abbreviation of intelligence quotient): QI (Catalan), 智商 (zhìshāng) (Chinese Mandarin), IQ [neuter] (Dutch), IK (Esperanto), ÄO (Finnish), QI [masculine] (French), IQ (German), ΔΝ (DN) (Greek), QI (Italian), IQ (IQ) (Japanese), アイ・キュー (ai-kyū) (Japanese), КИ (KI) (Macedonian), IQ [neuter] (Polish), QI [masculine] (Portuguese), IQ [masculine] (Russian), ай-кью́ (aj-kʹjú) [masculine] (Russian), CI [masculine] (Spanish), IQ [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-IQ-en-noun-bsFBm8Fx Disambiguation of 'abbreviation of intelligence quotient': 81 12 7
  2. (photography) Initialism of image quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: image quality Categories (topical): Photography
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  3. Initialism of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (extra: Inuit traditional knowledge)
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Synonyms: I.Q. Derived forms: Eye-Q, room-temperature IQ

Inflected forms

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          "text": "A ratio scale is one with an absolute zero and equal intervals between the units of the scale. Height and weight are such scales. Presumably IQ is not, and certainly the Fahrenheit and centigrade scores are not.",
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