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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]AC
- (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Ascension Island.
Usage notes
[edit]This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the Universal Postal Union for the purpose of assigning a stamp issuing area, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO outside of that purpose.
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (air conditioning) a.c., A/C, a/c
- (alternating current) A.C., a.c., ac
- (army corps, athletic club) A.C.
- (anno Christi, ante Christum) A.C., A. C.
- (ante cibum) a.c.
Noun
[edit]AC (plural ACs)
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute ceiling.
- Initialism of access control.
- Hyponym: RBAC
- (finance) Initialism of account current.
- (anatomy) Initialism of anterior chamber.
- (music, radio) Initialism of adult contemporary (a radio format).
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.
- (medicine) Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
- 2018, Gollins S et al., “A prospective phase II study of pre-operative chemotherapy then short-course radiotherapy for high risk rectal cancer: COPERNICUS”, in British Journal of Cancer[1]:
- Current UK practice, supported by NICE guidance is to complete local pelvic treatment with surgery±pre-operative radiotherapy, before considering systemic adjuvant chemotherapy (AC)
- Initialism of air conditioning.
- Initialism of air corps.
- Initialism of aircraftman.
- (electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).
- Coordinate term: DC
- 110 V AC
- (electricity, informal, by extension) supply of electric energy via a public electricity grid [c. 1900]
- Initialism of area code.
- Initialism of army corps.
- Initialism of athletic club.
- Initialism of author's correction.
- Initialism of automobile club.
- (US, military) Initialism of Auxiliary Collier (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal-powered warships).
- (set theory) Initialism of axiom of choice.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
- (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
- Initialism of aviation cadet.
- (chemistry) Initialism of ammonium chloride.
- (geography) Initialism of autonomous county.
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of armor class.
- (autism, psychology) singular of ACs (“autistics and cousins”).
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]alternating current
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alternating potential
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Adjective
[edit]AC (not comparable)
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of acromioclavicular.
- AC joint; AC separation
- Initialism of air conditioned.
- (religion) Initialism of antichristian.
Adverb
[edit]AC (not comparable)
- Initialism of anno Christi (in the year of Christ).
- Initialism of ante Christum, (before Christ).
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “ante Christum”): AD (anno Domini)
Phrase
[edit]AC
- Initialism of all clear (as in button on electronic calculator).
- (medicine) Initialism of ante cibum (before meals).
- (law) Initialism of as charged, as in: guilty as charged, usually a/c.
Proper noun
[edit]AC
- Aceh, an autonomous province of Indonesia.
- Acre, a state of Brazil.
- Initialism of America's Cup (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta).
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Chinese
[edit]simp. and trad. (AC) |
A | C |
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English account. Doublet of account.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1 si1
- Yale: ēi sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]AC
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]AC
- anno Christi
- associazione calcio (football/soccer club)
- AC Milan
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Adjective
[edit]AC (invariable)
Anagrams
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (only in compounds) Abbreviation of アーケード (“arcade, establishment with coin-operated games”).
- AC音ゲー
- ākēdo otogē
- arcade rhythm game
- AC音ゲー
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Phrase
[edit]AC
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “AC”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- AC in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]AC n (indeclinable)
Further reading
[edit]- AC in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- AC in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]AC
- Acre (Brazilian state)
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌeɨ̯lɔd kəˈnɨ̞ɬjad/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌei̯lɔd kəˈnɪɬjad/
Noun
[edit]AC m (plural ACau)
- (politics) Initialism of Aelod Cynulliad.
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