dc
or d.c.
- Electricity. direct current.
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DC
- dental corps.
- Electricity. direct current.
- District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).
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D & C
or D and C
- a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
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Origin of D & C
d(ilation) and c(urettage)
Also called dilation and curettage, dilitation and curettage.
D.C.
- Music. da capo.
- Dictionary of Canadianisms.
- Electricity. direct current.
- District of Columbia.
- Doctor of Chiropractic.
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Contemporary Examples
Kyle Dietrich, 36, is a host of one of the DC Dinner Parties.
Lennon casually told some DC friends about it and found there was local interest in establishing Dinner Parties.
James Trainum was a police officer with the Washington, DC Metropolitan police force.
GALLERY: 'JUSTICE FOR ALL' MARCH IN WASHINGTON DC There were plenty of representatives of the fringe too.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police ViolenceBen Jacobs
December 13, 2014
After raising a cool $2m last night, Will met the President today in DC while Kate visited a Harlem youth project.
Historical Examples
We should not and we will not run public schools from Washington, DC.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
Do not attempt to operate on DC or line supplies of other voltages or frequency ratings than those stated on the cabinet back.
Zenith Television Receiver Operating ManualZenith Radio Corporation
Muttering darkly to himself, he changed the pump engine leads to DC current and closed the switch to the battery bank.
Make Mine HomogenizedRick Raphael
Take dk equally inclined with dc, and upon it a weight equal to e, which call 6.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental PhilosophyJohn Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
Let us begin where storm clouds loom darkest--right here in Washington, DC.
DC
- music da capo
- Detective Constable
- direct currentCompare AC
- district commissioner
- Also: D.C. District of Columbia
- defined-contribution
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D.C.
- Doctor of Chiropractic
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Word Origin and History for dc
d.c.
abbreviation of direct current, attested from 1898.
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D.C.
abbreviation of District of Columbia, apparently not widely used before 1820, but eventually it became necessary to distinguish it from the many other Washingtons in America. The city and the district (then known as Territory of Columbia) were named 1791; the territory was organized as a "district" in 1801, but the towns within it (Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria) remained separate municipalities and at one time all took D.C. The district was effectively organized as a unitary municipality in 1871.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
D & C
- dilation and curettage
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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DC
- Abbreviation of direct current
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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