ACS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "acs"

Translingual

Symbol

ACS

1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Achinsk Airport, which serves Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

English

Proper noun

ACS

1. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Computer Society.
2. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Customs Service.
3. (Singapore) Initialism of Anglo-Chinese School.
4. (US) Initialism of American Cancer Society.
5. (US) Initialism of American Chemical Society.

Noun

ACS (countable and uncountable, plural ACSs or ACSes or ACS's)

1. (communication, electronics) Initialism of adjacent channel selectivity.
2. (medicine) Initialism of acute coronary syndrome.

   Synonym: CCS

   • 2000, Eric J. Topol, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Third Edition, CRC Press, page 294:

     Traditionally, in an attempt to identify every patient with ACS presenting to the ED, clinicians often admit many patients with noncardiac causes of chest pain.

3. (medicine) Initialism of acute compartment syndrome.
4. (medicine) Initialism of abdominal compartment syndrome.
5. (aerospace) Initialism of attitude control system.

   Coordinate terms: RCS, OMS, OMAC

Anagrams

• ASC, CAS, CSA, Cas, Cas., SAC, SCA, Sac, cas, cas', sac

French

Proper noun

ACS m

1. Initialism of Automobile Club de Suisse, the Swiss Automobile Club

German

Proper noun

ACS n

1. Initialism of Automobil Club der Schweiz, the Swiss Automobile Club

Italian

Proper noun

ACS m

1. Initialism of Automobile Club Svizzero, the Swiss Automobile Club

Spanish

Noun

ACS f (uncountable)

1. Initialism of agua caliente sanitaria.

Proper noun

ACS f

1. (Spain) Initialism of Actividades de Construcción y Servicios.
2. (Spain) Initialism of Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica.