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dc
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dc has 2 senses
- dc(n = noun.location) d.c., district of columbia - the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia; Array is a kind of federal district
- dc(n = noun.phenomenon) direct current, direct electric current - an electric current that flows in one direction steadily; Array is a kind of electrical energy, electricity
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
has parts: american capital, capital of the united states, washington, washington d.c.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dc, abbr.
1 (also d.c.) direct current.
2 District of Columbia.
3 da capo.
4 District Commissioner.
1 (also d.c.) direct current.
2 District of Columbia.
3 da capo.
4 District Commissioner.
THESAURUS
dc
AC, absorption current, active current, alternating current, conduction current, convection current, cycle, delta current, dielectric displacement current, direct current, displacement current, eddy current, electric current, electric stream, emission current, exciting current, free alternating current, galvanic current, high-frequency current, idle current, induced current, induction current, ionization current, juice, low-frequency current, magnetizing current, multiphase current, pulsating direct current, reactive current, rotary current, single-phase alternating current, stray current, thermionic current, thermoelectric current, three-phase alternating current, voltaic current, watt current
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