DC

See also: dc, Dc, dC, d/c, D&C, D.C., and d.C.

English

Proper noun

DC

1. Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
2. (aviation) Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
3. Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
4. Initialism of Dreamcast.
5. Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; DCHP.

Noun

DC (countable and uncountable, plural DCs)

1. (law) district court
2. (electrical) direct current
3. (degree) doctor of chiropractic
4. (banking) debit card
5. (law enforcement) detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries
6. (Britain, pensions) Initialism of defined contributions.
7. (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of device context.
8. (role-playing games) difficulty class

Adverb

DC

1. (music) Initialism of da capo.
2. (dance) Initialism of diagonally to the center.

Related terms

• (diagonally to the center): BDC, BDW, DW, FDC, FDW

Adjective

DC (not comparable)

1. (video coding) Initialism of direct coded.

Antonyms

• (electrical): AC

Derived terms

• AC/DC
• (law enforcement): WDC

Related terms

• (law enforcement): DCI, DI, DS

See also

• (law enforcement): supt., PC, WPC

Translations

direct current

• Dutch: gelijkspanning (What can be measured over an open circuit or a resistance)
• Finnish: tasavirta (fi)
• Indonesian: arus searah

• Japanese: 直流 (ちょくりゅう, chokuryū)
• Korean: 직류 (jingnyu) (直流 (ko))
• Russian: постоя́нный ток (ru) m (postojánnyj tok)

Anagrams

• C&D, C.D., CD, cD

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Italian

Alternative forms

• D.C.

Proper noun

DC f

1. Initialism of Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy)

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Portuguese

Adverb

DC (not comparable)

1. AD (after the birth of Christ)