Ac

¹ American  

abbreviation

Chemistry.

1. acetate.

2. acetyl.

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A.C. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Army Corps.

2. Athletic Club.

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ac ³ American  

abbreviation

1. acre; acres.

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AC ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Electricity.

1. alternating current.

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ac- ⁵ American  

1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.

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a.c. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

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A/C ⁷ American  

[ey-see] / ˈeɪˈsi /

Also AC, or a/c

abbreviation

1. air conditioning.

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Ac ⁸ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium.

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-ac ⁹ American  

1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.

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A/C ¹⁰ American  

Or a/c

abbreviation

Bookkeeping.

1. account.

2. account current.

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A.C. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. before Christ.

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a.c. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

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a/c ² British  

abbreviation

1. account

2. account current

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Ac ³ British  

symbol

1. actinium

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AC ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. alternating current Compare DC

2. ante Christum

3. Air Corps

4. athletic club

5. Companion of the Order of Australia

6. appellation d'origine contrôlée: the highest French wine classification; indicates that the wine meets strict requirements concerning area of production, strength, etc See VDQS vin de pays vin de table

7. Aelodau'r Cynulliad: Member of the Assembly (that is, the National Assembly of Wales)

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ac ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Ascension Island

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A/C ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Commodore

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AC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

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Etymology

Origin of a.c.¹

From Latin ante cibum

Origin of -ac¹

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Origin of A.C.¹

From Latin ante Christum

Example Sentences

Inter's thumping victory piled pressure on title rivals AC Milan and Napoli, who both have tough away fixtures this weekend.

From Barron's

But the forward slipped down the pecking order after Mourinho was sacked in January 2024 and was loaned out to AC Milan the following season.

From BBC

Juve are three points away from the last Champions League positions currently held by Roma, who have a chance to pull themselves back into the Scudetto discussion with the visit of second-placed AC Milan.

From Barron's

Her dad tried turning on the AC, but all that did was blast smoke into the car, and he quickly turned it off.

From Literature

More than 500 hotels, including the 1 Hotel Central Park, AC Hotel Tokyo Ginza and Andaz Mexico City Condesa, have been listed in the no-door group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• magnetic