oc-
variant of ob- (by assimilation) before c: occident.
Other definitions for o/c (2 of 5)
Other definitions for o.c. (3 of 5)
Architecture. on center. See center (def. 30).
in the work cited.
Origin of o.c.
3Other definitions for Oc. (4 of 5)
ocean.
Other definitions for O.C. (5 of 5)
original cover.
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How to use oc- in a sentence
For the rest of the trip, Rizzo kept spelling out, in order, the letters r-h-i-n-o-c-e-r-o-s and a-n-t-h-r-o-p-o-i-d.
Now how absurd it would be to insist that ox should be spelled o-c-k-s, or fox f-o-c-k-s.
The Citizen-Soldier | John Beatty"But it's a c-l-o-c-k," remonstrated the Man with whimsical impatience.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottFor the same reason that they don't make you O. C. in this battalion, you damned fat lobster!
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land | Ralph ConnorThen, supposing there is no such effect, the course of the axis of the pencil of light would be a o c mirror c o a′.
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light | Albert A. Michelson
(B) Break the needle at its center, and test, with O C, the two new ends produced at that point.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment | Thomas M. St. John
British Dictionary definitions for OC (1 of 2)
Officer Commanding
Officer of the Order of Canada
British Dictionary definitions for o/c (2 of 2)
overcharge
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