Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The early form of
oak , preserved (through the shortening of the vowel before two consonants) in certain place-names (whence surnames): as, Acton [⟨ AS. Āctū n], literally, oak-town, or dwelling among the oaks: Acley or Ackley, alsoOakley [⟨ AS. Ācleá], literally, oak-lea. - noun A prefix, assimilated form of
ad- before c and q, as in accede, acquire, etc.; also an accommodated form of other prefixes, as in accurse, accloy, accumber, etc. See these words. - etc. Points of flexure in the heating curves of iron and steel. The point ac1 on heating is the same as ar1 on cooling, etc.
- noun An adjective-suffix of Greek or Latin origin, as in cardiac, maniac, iliac, etc. It is always preceded by -i- and, like -ic, may take the additional suffix -al.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun acron. an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally. Alternative to
direct curent ,DC .
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- conjunction obsolete, dialectal, Scotland
But . - initialism
account ; money of account - initialism
acre - initialism
air conditioning - initialism
alicyclic - initialism electricity
alternating current - initialism medicine ante cibum, before meals
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
- noun an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
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mollusque commented on the word ac
Obsolete conjunction meaning "but".
December 6, 2007
oroboros commented on the word ac
Ac. Chemical element symbol for Actinium.
December 16, 2007
artoparts commented on the word ac
Short for ante cibum on Rx.
February 18, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word ac
"1. The early form of oak, preserved (through the shortening of the vowel before two consonants) in certain place-names (whence surnames): as, Acton AS. Āctū n, literally, oak-town, or dwelling among the oaks: Acley or Ackley, also Oakley AS. Ācleá, literally, oak-lea." --Cent. Dict.
April 26, 2011