ykkönen — meaning in English

English meaning

• ace noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
• first adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
• low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
• one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
• unit noun A single, whole thing, especially one regarded as a standard measure or a self-contained part of something larger.

Senses

ykkönen is used for these senses in English:

• ace (dice) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
• first (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
• first base (baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
• first gear The first gear of a transmission or other gearbox, which usually is the one that provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage, except in setups in which there is a granny gear.
• low The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
• number one (idiomatic) First; foremost; best, often used after its headword.
• one The digit or figure 1.
• one (mathematics) The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.

ace — full definition

1. noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
2. noun A person who is extremely skilled at something.
3. noun (tennis) A serve that the opponent fails to touch, winning the point outright.
4. verb To do extremely well in something, such as a test.
5. adj Excellent; first-rate.

first — full definition

1. adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
2. adv Before anything else; ahead of other things.
3. noun Something that has never happened before.
4. noun The lowest gear of a vehicle.

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