physicsdirect current: electric current that always flows in the same direction. Electric current that changes direction is called AC or alternating current.
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Electricity and electrical power
AC
active
alternating current
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District of Columbia
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Areas of specific countries
ACT
AONB
Bantustan
DC
abbreviation
US /ˌdi ˈsi/
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DCverb
AC/DCadjective
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physicsdirect current: electric current that always flows in the same direction. Electric current that changes direction is called AC or alternating current.
Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power
AC
active
alternating current
2
DC
or
D.C.
District of Columbia
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Abbreviations for American states
AK
AL
Ala.
DC
noun countable
UK /ˌdiː ˈsiː/
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DCabbreviation
DCverb
AC/DCadjective
Word Forms
singular
DC
plural
DCs
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Detective Constable: a police officer of low rank in the British police force
Synonyms and related words
Police officers
bobby
cadet
captain
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DC
verb
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DCabbreviation
DC
AC/DCadjective
D.C.
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to suddenly become disconnected from a server or a dial-up connection when surfing the Internet. The result is a page that says “Cannot find server”
While I was looking for some information on how to work with my new camera I suddenly got dc’d, so I just couldn’t surf the net anymore!
Submitted by: Farzad Abbaspour from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/08/2009
DC
verb
Other entries for this word
DCnoun
DCabbreviation
AC/DCadjective
DEFINITIONS1
1
to suddenly become disconnected from a server or a dial-up connection when surfing the Internet. The result is a page that says “Cannot find server”
While I was looking for some information on how to work with my new camera I suddenly got dc’d, so I just couldn’t surf the net anymore!
Submitted by: Farzad Abbaspour from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/08/2009