CP

¹ American  

1. candlepower.

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cP ² American  

Or cp

1. centipoise.

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cp. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. compare.

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c.p. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. chemically pure.

2. circular pitch.

3. command post.

4. common pleas.

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C.P. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Chief Patriarch.

2. command post.

3. Common Prayer.

4. Communist Party.

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CP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Canadian Press

2. military Command Post

3. Common Prayer

4. Communist Party

5. (formerly in Britain) Community Programme

6. Court of Probate

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cp ² British  

abbreviation

1. candlepower

2. chemically pure

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cp. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. compare

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Example Sentences

"Sporting CP went out there and didn't care about anything, while we were thinking about the consequences from the very first touch."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

If future studies confirm the normal ordering, scientists will still need more data to clarify whether CP symmetry is broken.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

If neutrinos turn out not to violate CP symmetry, physicists would lose one of their strongest explanations for the existence of matter.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

CP first wrote the story about his cousin 12 years ago but says he’s only recently started performing it on stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

I enjoyed Nat’s company and we often went places together, including a number of lectures and CP meetings.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela