DC
EnglishEdit
Proper nounEdit
DC
- Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
- (aviation) Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
- Initialism of Dreamcast.
- Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; DCHP.
NounEdit
DC (countable and uncountable, plural DCs)
- (law) Initialism of district court.
- (electrical) Initialism of direct current.
- (degree) Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
- (banking) Initialism of debit card.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined contributions.
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of device context.
- (role-playing games) Initialism of difficulty class.
- (computing) Initialism of disconnection.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
direct current
See alsoEdit
AdverbEdit
DC
- (music) Initialism of da capo.
- (dance) Initialism of diagonally to the center.
Related termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
DC (not comparable)
AntonymsEdit
- (electrical): AC
VerbEdit
DC
- (computing) To become disconnected from a network.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of discontinue.
- med dc'd
AnagramsEdit
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Proper nounEdit
DC f
- Initialism of Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy)
PortugueseEdit
AdverbEdit
DC (not comparable)
- AD (after the birth of Christ)