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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

Example Sentences

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With modern synchrotron x-ray CT scanning and the powerful X-rays available at the ESRF, researchers were finally able to closely examine the fossil.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

At home, she studied her medical records and found two things on the CT scans which meant they should not have been reported as normal.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"The first CT scan couldn't assess the reproductive organs," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"The logical next step in this evolution is AI-generation of synthetic 3D images, such as CT and MRI. Establishing educational datasets and detection tools now is critical."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

It is KT rather than CT because C had already been appropriated for Cambrian.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson