Background for ac

ac

/æk/ /eɪ siː/

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Initialism of adenylyl cyclase.

Examples :

"The drug inhibits AC, decreasing the production of cAMP in the cell. "

biochemistry biology

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Initialism of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Examples :

"After her surgery to remove the tumor, the doctor recommended AC to kill any remaining cancer cells. "

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Initialism of air corps.

Examples :

"My grandfather was a pilot in the AC during World War II. "

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Initialism of army corps.

Examples :

"The army corps, or AC, held a large training exercise last week. "

military organization

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Initialism of athletic club.

Examples :

"My sister plays basketball at the local AC. "

sport organization

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Initialism of audible chuckle.

Examples :

"I heard an "ac" from Sarah during the boring meeting; she must have found something funny on her phone. "

internet communication language

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Initialism of author's correction.

Examples :

"The professor marked my essay with "AC" in several places, indicating author's correction needed before the final grade. "

writing language word communication technical education

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Initialism of automobile club.

Examples :

"My dad called the AC to get roadside assistance when his car broke down on the highway. "

vehicle organization

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Initialism of Auxiliary Collier, (a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal powered warships)

Examples :

"During the naval exercise, the AC replenished the battleships' bunkers with coal, ensuring they could maintain their speed and continue the operation. "

military nautical vehicle fuel war history

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Companion of the Order of Australia.

Examples :

"Professor Smith, an AC, spoke to our class about her experiences in the outback. "

achievement person nation government title

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Initialism of aviation cadet.

Examples :

"My grandfather was an AC during World War II, training to be a pilot. "

military job education

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Initialism of autonomous county.

Examples :

"Many ethnic minorities in China live in designated areas called ACs, where they have a degree of self-governance. "

politics government nation area

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The maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.

Examples :

"The aircraft's ac is 30,000 feet. "

military technical vehicle space achievement

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Account; money of account

Examples :

"My bank statement shows the total in my savings ac is $500. "

business finance economy commerce asset

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noun

Examples :

"The lab studies acs, focusing on their unique ring structures and chemical reactivity. "

compound chemistry

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adjective

Ante cibum, before meals

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed an antibiotic, instructing her to take one pill ac breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "

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The practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons.

Examples :

"The new office building implemented strict ac to prevent unauthorized access after a security breach. "

property building

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In technology, permitting or denying the use of a particular resource.

Examples :

"The building's security system uses badge access to control entry; each employee's ac determines which rooms they are allowed to access. "

technology computing electronics technical internet machine device system

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A regularly updated record of transactions between two parties showing what is owed or due to each party or a statement summarising the position

Examples :

""My mom keeps a detailed ac of our family's expenses each month to track where our money goes." "

business finance

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An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Examples :

"The farmer owns 10 ac of land where he grows corn. "

area unit property agriculture

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Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Examples :

"Farmers in Vietnam sometimes measure their land in "cong," which are their local ac, equivalent to a specific fraction of a hectare. "

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(usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

Examples :

"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

area space geography environment

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(usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Examples :

"After the harvest, the farmer had acs of corn to sell at the market. "

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Examples :

"My grandfather's farm has a large ac planted with corn. "

agriculture area property

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The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

Examples :

"The farmer measured the field's length and width, confirming it was precisely one ac, the traditional unit based on the acre's dimensions. "

area unit property agriculture

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A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

Examples :

"Tales of border warfare often mentioned the "ac," a dangerous single combat between a Scot and an Englishman used to settle disputes or avenge perceived insults. "

history war tradition culture event nation military

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A category of music including soft rock, ballads, easy listening, soul, and rhythm and blues.

Examples :

"The radio station played a lot of AC during my drive to work this morning; it was mostly love songs and easy-listening tunes. "

music entertainment

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The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner.

Examples :

"The ac in the office was so strong I had to put on a sweater, even though it was summer outside. "

technology condition environment

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An air conditioner or system of air conditioners.

Examples :

"This car has air conditioning."

technology device utility building

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A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.

Examples :

"The young AC polished boots, eager to prove himself on his first day at the Royal Air Force base. "

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An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically, such as sawtooth, sinusoidal or square wave current.

Examples :

"Our house uses AC to power the lights and appliances. "

physics electronics energy technical science technology

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An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically by a sinusoidal law, hence having an average of zero, with positive and negative values (with a frequency of 50 Hz in Europe, 60 Hz in the US, 400 Hz for airport lighting, and some others); especially such a current produced by a rotating generator or alternator.

Examples :

"My house uses AC power, which is why the electricity plugs have two or three holes. "

physics electronics energy technology technical utility machine device frequency

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A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH4Cl.

Examples :

"To help solder the wires together, the electrician used a paste containing ac as a cleaning agent. "

compound chemistry substance material science

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A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.

Examples :

"The doctor checked the pressure in the ac of my eye during my annual eye exam to make sure it was healthy. "

anatomy organ part body medicine physiology

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A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

Examples :

"Before calling my cousin in another state, I always check the ac to make sure I'm dialing the correct area code. "

number communication area technology

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noun

Examples :

"The axiom of choice is logically equivalent to the assertion that every vector space has a basis."

math logic theory philosophy system statement science