ack
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Arbitrary formation.
NounEdit
ack (plural acks)
- (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 173:
- (data communications) acknowledgment signal
Alternative formsEdit
- (data communications): ACK
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
ack
- (radio communications) acknowledged
Etymology 2Edit
Imitative.
InterjectionEdit
ack
- Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
AnagramsEdit
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Etymology 1Edit
From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
InterjectionEdit
ack
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of ackumulator.
NounEdit
ack c
- (electronics, slang) an electric accumulator.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ack | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ack | acken | ackar | ackarna |
Genitive | acks | ackens | ackars | ackarnas |