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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AC, in Saxon, oak, the initial syllable of names, as acton, oaktown.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores [syn: actinium, Ac, atomic number 89]
2: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" [syn: alternating current, AC, alternating electric current] [ant: DC, direct current, direct electric current]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. account 2. acre 3. [Latin ante cibum] before meals

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. air-conditioning 2. alternating current 3. [Medieval Latin ante Christum] before Christ 4. area code 5. athletic club

Merriam Webster's

I. abbreviation altocumulus II. symbol actinium

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 (also ac) alternating current. 2 Brit. aircraftman. 3 before Christ. 4 Companion of the Order of Australia. Etymology: sense 3 f. L ante Christum

Oxford Reference Dictionary

symb. Chem. the element actinium.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

AC is used to refer to an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. AC is an abbreviation for 'alternating current'. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

Dictionary of Ro

thou, you

Moby Thesaurus

DC, absorption current, active current, alternating current, conduction current, convection current, cycle, delta current, dielectric displacement current, direct current, displacement current, eddy current, electric current, electric stream, emission current, exciting current, free alternating current, galvanic current, high-frequency current, idle current, induced current, induction current, ionization current, juice, low-frequency current, magnetizing current, multiphase current, pulsating direct current, reactive current, rotary current, single-phase alternating current, stray current, thermionic current, thermoelectric current, three-phase alternating current, voltaic current, watt current