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    CT
    abbreviation
    central time.
  • ct.
    ct.
    abbreviation
    carat; carats.
  • Ct.
    Ct.
    abbreviation
    Connecticut.
  • C.T.
    C.T.
    abbreviation
    Central time.
  • ct
    ct
    abbreviation
    carat

CT

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. central time.

  2. computed tomograph.

  3. Connecticut (approved especially for use with zip code).


ct. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. carat; carats.

  2. cent; cents.

  3. centum.

  4. certificate.

  5. county.

  6. court.


Ct. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Connecticut.

  2. Count.


C.T. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Central time.


CT 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. central time

  2. Connecticut

  3. computerized tomography See also CT scanner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ct 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. carat

  2. cent

  3. court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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LaManna estimates that lead based ink can appear up to 25 times brighter than the papyrus in X-ray CT images.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Since the turtles have been in the centre's care they have undergone a range of tests, including x-rays and CT scans checking for pneumonia.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

My wife Ann and I, living in CT, joined them for a day of sightseeing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A CT scan at a hospital was negative, said Green, who added that Young had concussion symptoms but also had full use of his extremities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Her X-rays and CT films were mounted in a viewer for Farmer to study.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The cost of unloading the reinforcing steel from cars and placing it in the structure was $7 per ton, or 0.35 ct. per lb.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

The men operating the block machines were paid 1 ct. for each block molded, so that their pay depended upon the energy with which they worked.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

It costs him 20 cts. per yard to manufacture cotton cloth, including, of course, the cotton, and 75 per ct. will yield, I believe, $500,000 profits, which would be equivalent to 32 cts. per yard.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones

Some of these letters bear also the 3 and 1 ct. adhesives of the period.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany

Period; Person. per an., per annum=Per year, By the year. per cent., per ct., per centum=By the hundred. pers.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

One of the blazes was at a three-story home in the 8500 block of W. Oak Ct. in the Hollywood Hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

The address Vaughan was headed for, 11100 Gainsborough Ct., was at the poor end of the city of Fairfax — a homely two-story, U-shaped apartment cluster surrounding an inner courtyard.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019

"On the Exhale," a one-act play by Martin Zimmerman, featuring Marin Ireland as Woman who lost her son in tthe massacre in Sandy Hook, Ct. in 2012, reviewed by Ben Brantley, Feb. 19, 2017.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2017

CD Universe, of Wallingford, Ct., settled last month on confidential terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2016

Me. was purchased by his father, became a carpenter, ship-builder and cabinet maker, and settled in Middletown, Ct., which his great-grandfather Samuel had surveyed nearly a century before.

From Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author. by Timothy Boardman

“We’re drawn to the intrinsic beauty of it,” says Vanessa Patrick, a professor of marketing at the University of Houston’s C.T.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

P.R-R and C.T. were supported by Alzheimerfonden and Margaretha af Ugglas Stiftelse.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

He shot 75 in Thursday’s opening round but rallied with a 67 on Friday to make the cut, then shot 63 on Saturday to begin the final round three shots behind leader C.T.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

The measure to end the statute of limitations has been sponsored for several years in Maryland by Del. C.T.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

The argument between C.T. and Bud over the fate of S.S.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Southern sea otters are protected under the Endangered Species ct.

From DOGO News ● Aug. 25, 2023

"Strong operational need to have in place before Monday if at all possible, which means to ct tomorrow," Page added.

From Fox News ● Mar. 22, 2019

It  is just the beginning of a conversation that will continue off and on in the weeks to come. — ct I’m actually pretty skeptical you’re going to respond to this.

From Salon ● May 10, 2013

By Pranav Soneji 6 overs - India 36-2 Wicket Karthik ct Smith b Kallis 16 Yet another bowling change by Smith, this time introducing the considerable heft of Jacques Kallis.

From BBC ● May 2, 2010

The constant worry ct a hole in my belly.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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