dc
direct current.
dc
1 American
Or
d.c.
DC
2
American
abbreviation
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dental corps.
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Electricity. direct current.
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District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).
D.C.
3
American
abbreviation
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Music. da capo.
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Dictionary of Canadianisms.
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Electricity. direct current.
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Doctor of Chiropractic.
D.C.
1
British
abbreviation
DC
2
British
abbreviation
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music da capo
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Detective Constable
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direct current Compare AC
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district commissioner
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Also: D.C.. District of Columbia
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defined-contribution
DC
Scientific
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Bloom said its systems are built to support higher-density AI workloads more efficiently, with a technology platform aligned to emerging standards such as 800 V dc.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
White often pulls out her “to do” Notes app list, to track what she needs for her family: “two pairs of shoes,” “book bags,” “Stay dc application” for the city’s emergency rent-relief program.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021
Singer Michael Tait of Newsboys and of dc Talk is 54.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2020
Again, since b and d are at the same potential, the IR drop along dc must equal the IR drop along bc.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Before she could dc so he was already in the room.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
This “Batman Part II” production pause comes as David Ellison’s Skydance is expected to complete its $111-billion merger with DC Studios’ parent Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That much was a given on “Lanterns” from the moment HBO debuted the first images of Aaron Pierre’s John and Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan – there’s that, and DC Comics’ established lore.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Our results suggest that picosecond transport can provide access to microscopic properties of superconductors, including their gap symmetry, that are not directly available from conventional DC transport," says Andrea Cavalleri, who leads the research group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The BBC spoke to college students in Washington DC about their reactions to the latest information about the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I guess DC isn’t so bad after all.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
And, last week, President Trump signed an executive order to eliminate invasive ticks and mosquitoes across D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The U.S. had a more than 15-year streak without a major fatal passenger airline crash before a midair collision last year in Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
My dermatologist in Washington, D.C., didn’t even know a blood test could measure alpha-gal antibodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A White House official, in a statement, said that “any assertion Washington D.C. construction projects had anything to do with a decision about El Salvador TPS are false.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Till this day, I don’t know nothing about Washington, D.C., just that I don’t ever want to go there no more.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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