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

But if the inverted ordering proves correct, this research suggests neutrinos could indeed violate CP symmetry, offering a powerful clue to why matter exists.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

Getting into Hart’s orbit has been a major bucket-list moment since the show started in July 2024, CP said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

I cited many occasions when the ANC and the CP had differed on policy and the ANC had prevailed, but this did not seem to impress them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela