AC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ACs
form: a.c.
form: A/C
form: a/c
form: A.C.
form: a.c.
form: ac
form: A.C.
form: A.C.
form: A. C.
form: a.c.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of absolute ceiling.
glosses: Initialism of access control.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of account current.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of anterior chamber.
topics: broadcasting
entertainment
lifestyle
media
music
radio
glosses: Initialism of adult contemporary (a radio format).
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.
examples: text: Current UK practice, supported by NICE guidance is to complete local pelvic treatment with surgery±pre-operative radiotherapy, before considering systemic adjuvant chemotherapy (AC)
ref: 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:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.
glosses: Initialism of air conditioning.
glosses: Initialism of air corps.
glosses: Initialism of aircraftman.
examples: text: 110 V AC
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
coordinate_terms: DC
glosses: Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
coordinate_terms: DC
glosses: Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).
supply of electric energy via a public electricity grid
glosses: Initialism of area code.
glosses: Initialism of army corps.
glosses: Initialism of athletic club.
glosses: Initialism of author's correction.
glosses: Initialism of automobile club.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Auxiliary Collier (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal-powered warships).
topics: mathematics
sciences
set-theory
glosses: Initialism of axiom of choice.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
glosses: Companion of the Order of Australia.
glosses: Initialism of aviation cadet.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of ammonium chloride.
topics: geography
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of autonomous county.
qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Initialism of armor class.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
qualifier: autism
glosses: singular of ACs (“autistics and cousins”).
examples: text: We the women in A.C. are on a hunger strike.
ref: 1988 February 7, Delana Emery, “Women Prisoners On Hunger Strike For Equal Rights”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 5:
qualifier: prison
glosses: Initialism of administrative custody.
qualifier: Anglicanism
glosses: Anglo-Catholic.
Derived terms: AC/DC