pc
picocurie; picocuries.
Other definitions for PC (2 of 7)
Other definitions for pc. (3 of 7)
plural pcs. piece.
prices.
Other definitions for p.c. (4 of 7)
(in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.
Origin of p.c.
4Other definitions for p.c. (5 of 7)
Other definitions for P/C (6 of 7)
petty cash.
price current.
Other definitions for P.C. (7 of 7)
Past Commander.
British. Police Constable.
Post Commander.
British. Prince Consort.
British. Privy Council.
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How to use pc in a sentence
The world that Black Dynamite lives in is not the most pc place to be in.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his signature style, it was the most un-pc and perhaps the most on point missive to come out of Canadian media.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything | Soraya Roberts | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the dawn of supercomputing to the 2-in-1 pc, this is not so much a history of computers as it is the story of how we compute.
Between 1993 and 2003, the number of American households that owned a pc tripled.
They would go to pc Bang, a gaming cafe, for blocks of time because it was cheaper that way.
‘Love Child’ Game Over: Internet Addicts Let Their Baby Starve to Death | Nina Strochlic | July 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Let pc be the compression pressure and q the volume discharged per second per square foot of outlet area of fan.
She's wanted pc for herself, and was sure she was pure enough of heart to deserve to have the power.
Card Trick | Walter Bupp AKA Randall GarrettThe narrow passage connecting the pericardial (pc) and body cavities (pp).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe values of Tc and pc for different substances will be found at the end of this article.
Availing himself of this property, K. Olszewski has determined pc for hydrogen at 15 atmospheres.
British Dictionary definitions for pc (1 of 3)
per cent
postcard
obsolete (in prescriptions) post cibum
parsec
Origin of pc
1British Dictionary definitions for PC (2 of 3)
personal computer
Parish Council(lor)
Past Commander
(in Britain and Canada) Police Constable
politically correct
Prince Consort
(in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)
(in Canada) Progressive Conservative
British Dictionary definitions for P/C (3 of 3)
petty cash
price current
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Cultural definitions for p.c.
An abbreviation for “politically correct.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pc
Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct.
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