acronym Meaning & Illustration | Visual Social Dictionary

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

"He is an unusual individual."

aeronautics noun

/ˌɛrəˈnɔtɪks/ /ˌɛːrəˈnɔːtɪks/

The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects

"The university offers a degree in aeronautics for students interested in designing airplanes. "

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

initialisms noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəmz/

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

abbreviations noun

/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃənz/ /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃnz/

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

"Many online chats use abbreviations like "LOL" for "laughing out loud" to save time. "

syllables noun

/ˈsɪləbl̩z/

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

"The word "banana" has three syllables. "

pronounced verb

/pɹəˈnaʊnst/

To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

exclusively adverb

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

"The restaurant serves coffee exclusively. "

administration noun

/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

"The school administration is responsible for managing the daily schedule. "

abbreviation noun

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "

international noun

/ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

"The United team includes five England internationals."

beginning noun

/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/

The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

"The beginning of the school year is always exciting. "

acronym

Examples :

""NASA is an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." "

Examples :

"NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "

Examples :

"The students acronymed the long phrase "International Space Station" to create the familiar acronym, ISS. "

Meanings

Examples :

""NASA is an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." "

Examples :

"NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "

Examples :

"The students acronymed the long phrase "International Space Station" to create the familiar acronym, ISS. "

Related Words

individual noun

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

aeronautics noun

The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects

sometimes adjective

Former; sometime.

initialisms noun

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

abbreviations noun

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

syllables noun

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

pronounced verb

To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.

exclusively adverb

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

administration noun

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

abbreviation noun

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

international noun

Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

beginning noun

The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.