RC

See also: R/C and яс

Translingual

Symbol

RC

1. (international standards) Indeterminately reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Taiwan.

   Synonym: TW (for general use)

Usage notes

This is an indeterminately reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations due to its use in designating road vehicles under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. The general-purpose code for Taiwan is TW.

English

Proper noun

RC

1. (Canada) Initialism of Radio Canada.

   Coordinate terms: CBC, RCI

2. Initialism of Republic of the Congo.
3. Initialism of Red Crescent.
4. Initialism of Red Cross.

Noun

RC (countable and uncountable, plural RCs)

1. Initialism of race committee.
2. Initialism of radio control.
3. Initialism of reformed church.
4. Initialism of reinforced concrete.
5. (law) Initialism of receiving and concealing (stolen property).
6. Initialism of remote control.
7. (software) Initialism of release candidate.
8. Initialism of reverse circulation (drilling rig).
9. Initialism of remote/radio controlled model.
10. Initialism of research chemicals (designer drug)
11. (Judaism) Initialism of red crystal, a Jewish symbol.
12. (Roman Catholicism) Initialism of Roman Catholic.
13. Initialism of royal crown.
14. (computing) Initialism of return code.

Verb

RC

1. Initialism of re-check.

Adjective

RC

1. Initialism of radio-controlled.
   • 2014 January 1, Kit Eaton, “Civilian Photography, Now Rising to New Level”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Even though the Vision is a large, complicated device, flying it is far easier than flying a traditional remote control helicopter or a large R.C. aircraft, thanks in part to its intelligence.

2. Initialism of remote-controlled.
3. Initialism of reasonable and customary.
4. (Australia, censorship) Initialism of refused classification.

Anagrams

• CR, Cr, Cr., cr

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.se/

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Proper noun

RC ?

1. (Canada) Abbreviation of Radio-Canada.

   Coordinate terms: ICI, SRC, RCI