A c /d c
electricity
alternating current or direct current.
also, a.c./d.c. ac/dc, a-c/d-c, a.c.-d.c.
ac/dc
adjective
(informal) (of a person) bis-xual
word origin
c20: humorous reference to electrical apparatus that is adaptable for alternating current and direct current
ac/dc
adj.
electronics abbreviation of alternating current/direct current, by 1898. as slang for “bis-xual,” 1959, said to have been in use orally from c.1940; the notion is of working both ways.
alternating current/direct current
bis-xual
Read Also:
- A c adam
[ad-uh m for 1, 3, 5–6; a-dahn for 2, 4] /ˈæd əm for 1, 3, 5–6; aˈdɑ̃ for 2, 4/ noun the name of the first man: husband of eve and progenitor of the human race. gen. 2:7; 5:1–5. adolphe charles [a-dawlf sharl] /aˈdɔlf ʃarl/ (show ipa), 1803–56, french composer of comic opera and ballet […]
- A c and u
noun -ssociation of colleges and universities. also, ac&u.
- A c b lovell
[lov-uh l] /ˈlɒv əl/ noun sir alfred charles bernard, 1913–2012, british astronomer. a male given name. lovell /ˈlʌvəl/ noun sir bernard. 1913–2012 english radio astronomer; founder (1951) and director of jodrell bank
- A c barnes
[bahrnz] /bɑrnz/ noun albert coombs [koomz] /k-mz/ (show ipa), 1873–1951, u.s. inventor and art collector. djuna (chappell) [joo-nuh chap-uh l] /ˈdʒu nə ˈtʃæp əl/ (show ipa), 1892–1982, u.s. novelist, poet, and playwright. barnes /bɑːnz/ noun djuna. 1892–1982, us novelist, noted for nightwood (1936) william. 1801–86, british poet, best known for poems of rural life in […]
- A c becquerel
[bek-uh-rel; french bekuh-rel] /ˌbɛk əˈrɛl; french bɛkəˈrɛl/ noun alexandre edmond [a-lek-sahn-druh ed-mawn] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (show ipa), 1820–91, french physicist (son of antoine césar). antoine césar [ahn-twan sey-zar] /ɑ̃ˈtwan seɪˈzar/ (show ipa), 1788–1878, french physicist. antoine henri [ahn-twan ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ɑ̃ˈri/ (show ipa), 1852–1908, french physicist (son of alexandre edmond): n-bel prize 1903. becquerel […]