What does "acc" mean?
Initialism of adaptive cruise control.
Acc
adv, name, noun, verb
adv, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of adaptive cruise control.
- Grammar: acc is listed as adv, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: acceleration, account, air combat command, correctness.
- Useful contrasts: deceleration, decrementer, imprecision.
- Usage evidence: "All living cells undergo cell division and palbociclib's unique capacity to halt the cell division process (also known as the 'cell cycle') therefore has potentially broad applicability," said lead author Amy S. Clark, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and ACC.
How to use "acc"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of adaptive cruise control. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 Abbreviation of accusative case abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural
- 3 Abbreviation of account. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft wordnet
- 5 Abbreviation of accusative. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of amorphous calcium carbonate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Initialism of area control center. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of assistant chief constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of ascending chain condition. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of author-created character, a new character who is added into a fanfic's cast of 'official' characters. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Abbreviation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 Abbreviation of according. abbreviation, alt-of
Adverb
- 1 Abbreviation of actually. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
"On now-deleted Instagram stories, he posted two separate updates, expressing his annoyance over the current situation. / One read: ‘Indiyah just friendzoned Ikenna?? What was the point man? it’s acc a joke.’"
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Allied Control Council. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Association of Corporate Counsel. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of American Chemistry Council. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of American College of Cardiology. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 Initialism of Air Coordinating Committee. US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of Associated Cement Companies. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 Initialism of Accident Compensation Corporation. New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 8 Initialism of the accident compensation scheme, administered by the Accident Compensation Corporation. New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, initialism
- 9 Initialism of Antarctic Circumpolar Current. An ocean current surrounding Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
""All living cells undergo cell division and palbociclib's unique capacity to halt the cell division process (also known as the 'cell cycle') therefore has potentially broad applicability," said lead author Amy S. Clark, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and ACC."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "acc"?
Common synonyms include: acceleration, account, air combat command, correctness, counter, ledger.
How do you use "acc" in a sentence?
"All living cells undergo cell division and palbociclib's unique capacity to halt the cell division process (also known as the 'cell cycle') therefore has potentially broad applicability," said lead author Amy S. Clark, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and ACC.
Etymology
Abbreviation.