CT

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abbreviation

central time.

Connecticut (approved especially for use with zip code).

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Other definitions for CT (2 of 4)

ct.

abbreviation

carat; carats.

cent; cents.

centum.

certificate.

county.

court.

Other definitions for CT (3 of 4)

Ct.

abbreviation

Connecticut.

Count.

Other definitions for CT (4 of 4)

C.T.

abbreviation

Central time.

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How to use CT in a sentence

Reports show that annual CT and nuclear medicine scans may cause 40,000 fatal cancers.
Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A CT scan showed the man suffered from bleeding—medically known as chronic subdural haematoma—on the right side of his brain.
Doctors Say Motörhead Is So Hardcore, They Could Make Your Brain Bleed|Brandy Zadrozny|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gary Franks (R-CT) was the lone black member of the GOP in the House of Representatives.
T.W. Shannon Is a Sign of Things to Come in the GOP|Ron Christie|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pressed Boggs on the issue.
Obama Judicial Pick Grilled By Senate Democrats|Patricia Murphy|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But perhaps the worst was when Jim Himes (D-CT) praised the Black Eyed Peas Super Bowl halftime show in 2011.
When Politicians Tweet One-Liners|Ben Jacobs|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was a native of Lyme, Ct., studied at Canandaigua, and was several times returned to congress.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
St. Louis, has the ordinary hand stamp, and another with "1 ct" in large octagonal frame added.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
Dumping is a very small item where small dump cars are used on construction work, and does not exceed ½ ct. per cu.
Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work|E. A. Hermann
Now the back of the head with the neck and body was cut off (Ct, Fig. 2), and the first operation of the skinning was done.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
About 75 per ct. of the total output of the country is manufactured here.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for CT (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

carat

cent

court

British Dictionary definitions for CT (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

central time

Connecticut

computerized tomographySee also CT scanner

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