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
Singer Michael Tait of Newsboys and of dc Talk is 54.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2020
Young tweeted back: “I had no ability to enroll my kids. I had no dc address, no utility bill, no pay stub with dc withholding. I didn’t ask for a favor.”
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2017
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
At point c, where it cuts bS, draw dc parallel to ab and abcd is the square required.
From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey
The fitness mogul, who founded her business in 2013 while she was living in Washington, DC, has owned multiple properties across the U.S., including another property in New York, as well as homes in Miami.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
DC Studio’s body horror “Clayface” topped the box office, with a haul of $24 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
There’s an amusing little allegorical core at the center of “Clayface,” the third entry in the relaunched DC Universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The facilities at the DC course are more modest, offering food court-style dining rather than amenities such as white tablecloth restaurants and upscale locker rooms.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Later, in the middle of Mr. Fabian’s textbook voice reading about historical monuments in Washington, DC, Jax shouts, “It’s snowing harder!”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
I chose D.C. since it was a market with little competition from other fitness boutiques.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Democrats lead polls in the final stretch before the midterms; riots in France reflect enormous economic and political discontent; and DOJ lawyers spar with judge over Trump’s plans for public golf course in D.C.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
He’s the leading man behind Fontaines D.C., a Dublin-born rock quintet that’s become one of the most exciting acts to grace a stage today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Christian Stone, a nurse in Washington, D.C., spent five years working in different emergency departments before leaving to join an urgent-care clinic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The bead librarian of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is your uncle?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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