ag

[ ag ]

adjective, nounInformal.
  1. agriculture: ag courses; to major in ag.

Origin of ag

1
By shortening

Other definitions for Ag (2 of 6)

Ag

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. silver.

Origin of Ag

2
From the Latin word argentum

Other definitions for ag- (3 of 6)

ag-

  1. variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

Other definitions for ag. (4 of 6)

ag.

abbreviation
  1. agriculture.

Other definitions for Ag. (5 of 6)

Ag.

abbreviation
  1. August.

Other definitions for A.G. (6 of 6)

A.G.

abbreviation
  1. Adjutant General.

  2. Attorney General.

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How to use ag in a sentence

  • This is the craft we refer to as A-G 17, the seventeenth such experiment, and the first to succeed.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim
  • Only this source of harnessed atomic power could supply the force necessary to drive an A-G ship.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim
  • This A-G ship also must supply energy, foot-pound for foot-pound, for every foot it raises the vehicle.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim
  • In time, the A-G drive would permit such things, but the Magellan was an experimental vessel turned by emergency into a warship.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim
  • The wide tubes of the A-G generator ring ran around the outside.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim

British Dictionary definitions for ag (1 of 4)

ag1

/ (æx) /


interjectionSouthern African
  1. an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

sentence connector
  1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

British Dictionary definitions for ag (2 of 4)

ag2

the internet domain name for
  1. Antigua and Barbuda

British Dictionary definitions for Ag (3 of 4)

Ag

the chemical symbol for
  1. silver

Origin of Ag

3
from Latin argentum

British Dictionary definitions for AG (4 of 4)

AG

abbreviation for
  1. Adjutant General

  2. Attorney General

  1. Aktiengesellschaft

Origin of AG

4
(for sense 3) German: joint-stock company

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Scientific definitions for Ag

Ag

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