sc.

See also: sc, Sc, SC, Sc., .sc, -sc, and S.C.

English

Adverb

sc. (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of scilicet: namely, to wit, (law) done and recorded in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction.

Noun

sc.

1. Abbreviation of scene.
2. Abbreviation of scruple (unit of measure).

Anagrams

• C's, CS, CS., Cs, C♭s, C♯s, c's, cs, μCs

Latin

Figure 5 from Plate LXX in Vol. II of the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed.

Verb

sc.

1. Abbreviation of sculpsit (“he/she/it engraved this”).

   Alternative forms: scul., sculp.

   A. Bell sc.

   Andrew Bell engraved [this]
   Engraved [by] Andrew Bell

Usage notes

Frequently used across Western Europe in the early modern period to mark the name of the artist who engraved the initial sketch for printing.

Coordinate terms

• del.

Romanian

Noun

sc.

1. Abbreviation of scară (“stairwell, staircase”).