What does "cd" mean?
Initialism of compact disc.
Cd
/ˌsiːˈdiː/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of compact disc.
- Grammar: cd is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: compact disc, 400, acceptance, atomic number 48.
- Useful contrasts: analog disc, demand deposit, dvd.
- Usage evidence: I will give you back the CD in a week.
How to use "cd"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of compact disc. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"I misplaced the software installation CD."
- 2 a type of giant elliptical galaxy
- 3 a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser wordnet
- 4 Initialism of compact disc.; An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word). countable, dated, metonymically, uncountable
"Mariah Carey's new CD has some R'n'B influences."
- 5 a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest wordnet
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- 6 Initialism of corps diplomatique, the diplomatic corps of a particular country. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Along the route to Tanyin flowed a fast stream of staff and C.D. cars."
- 7 the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin wordnet
- 8 Abbreviation of certificate of deposit. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Banks may offer premium rates on C.D.s to attract deposits, but once they get those deposits, they end the offers."
- 9 a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores wordnet
- 10 Initialism of creative director, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of corporate design, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of collision detection. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of chart datum. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 14 Initialism of cross-dresser. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Initialism of cross-dressing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 16 Initialism of circular dichroism. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of cluster of differentiation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 18 Abbreviation of cooldown. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 19 Initialism of controlled drug. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 20 Abbreviation of Crohn's disease. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 21 Initialism of continuous delivery/deployment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 Initialism of cross-dress. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"By now I did not feel right without a bra and panties whenever I CD'ed."
- 2 Abbreviation of could. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Adjective
- 1 being one hundred more than three hundred wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I will give you back the CD in a week."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "cd"?
Common synonyms include: compact disc, 400, acceptance, atomic number 48, bill, blank check.
How do you use "cd" in a sentence?
I will give you back the CD in a week.
How do you pronounce "cd"?
Pronounced /ˌsiːˈdiː/.
Etymology
Abbreviation of various terms and phrases.