AC

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ac"

English

Alternative forms

  • (air conditioning) a.c., A/C, a/c
  • (alternating current) A.C., a.c., ac
  • (army corps, atheletic club) A.C.
  • (anno Christi, ante Christum) A.C., A. C.
  • (ante cibum) a.c.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

AC (plural ACs)

  1. (aviation) Initialism of absolute ceiling.
  2. Initialism of access control.
  3. Initialism of account current.
  4. (anatomy) Initialism of anterior chamber.

Adjective

AC (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of acromioclavicular.
    AC joint;  AC separation

Initialism

AC

  1. (music) Initialism of adult contemporary, (a radio format)
  2. (medicine) Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
  3. Initialism of air conditioned.
  4. Initialism of air conditioning.
  5. Initialism of air corps.
  6. Initialism of aircraftman.
  7. Initialism of all clear, (as in button on electronic calculator)
  8. (electricity) Initialism of alternating current, (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current, as in 110 V AC.)
  9. Initialism of anno Christi, (in the year of Christ.)
  10. Initialism of ante Christum, (before Christ.)
  11. (medicine) Initialism of ante cibum, (before meals.)
  12. (religion) Initialism of antichristian.
  13. Initialism of appellation contrôlée.
  14. Initialism of area code.
  15. Initialism of army corps.
  16. (law) as charged, as in: guilty as charged, usually a/c
  17. Initialism of athletic club.
  18. (Internet, slang) Initialism of audible chuckle. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  19. Initialism of author's correction.
  20. Initialism of automobile club.
  21. (US, military) Initialism of Auxiliary Collier, (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal powered warships)
  22. (set theory) Initialism of axiom of choice.
  23. (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
  24. Initialism of aviation cadet.
  25. Initialism of America's Cup, (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta)
  26. (chemistry) Initialism of ammonium chloride.

Synonyms

  • (anno Christi): AD (anno Domini)
  • (ante Christum): BC (before Christ)

Antonyms

  • (alternating current): DC
  • (ante Christum): AD (anno Domini)

Hyponyms

  • (access control): RBAC

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

AC

  1. Aceh, an autonomous province of Indonesia.
  2. (geography) Acre, a state of Brazil.

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

A.C.

  1. anno Christi
  2. associazione calcio (football club)
    AC Milan

Adjective

a.C.

  1. avanti Cristo

Anagrams


Japanese

Noun

AC (katakana アーケード, rōmaji ākēdo)

  1. (only in compounds) Abbreviation of アーケード (arcade, establishment with coin-operated games).
    AC (アーケード) (おと)ゲー
    ākēdo otogē
    arcade rhythm game

Latin

Alternative forms

  • A. C.

Initialism

AC

  1. ante Christum
  2. anno Christi

Synonyms

  • 1.: a. Chr. n, a. C. n., a. Chr.
  • 2.: A. D., A.D., AD; p. Chr. n., p. C. n., p. Chr.

References

  • 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

Portuguese

Proper noun

AC

  1. Acre (Brazilian state)
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