Abbreviations are used in the text to save space.
The abbreviation PC stands for ‘personal computer’.
AC is the standard abbreviation for ‘air conditioning’.
Ad lib is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘ad libitum’.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Abbreviation — Ab*bre vi*a tion, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbr[ e]viation.] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing. [1913 Webster] 2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor. [1913 Webster] 3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abbreviation — abbreviation. См. отрицательная анаболия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
abbreviation — index abridgment (condensation), abstract, capsule, compendium, curtailment, decrease, digest, diminu … Law dictionary
Abbreviation — Abbreviation,die:⇨Abkürzung(2) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
abbreviation — (n.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. abréviation (15c.), from L.L. abbreviationem (nom. abbreviatio), noun of action from pp. stem of abbreviare make brief, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + breviare shorten, from brevis short, low, little, shallow (see … Etymology dictionary
abbreviation — [n] something shortened abridgement, abstract, abstraction, clipping, compendium, compression, condensation, contraction, digest, outline, precis, reduction, sketch, summary, syllabus, synopsis; concepts 283,652 Ant. augmentation, enlargement,… … New thesaurus
abbreviation — Abbreviation. sub. f. v. Retranchement de quelques lettres dans un mot pour escrire plus viste, ou en moins d espace; par exemple lors qu au lieu de Monsieur, de Chastelet, & de vostre, on escrit Mr, Chlet, vre, ce sont des abbreviations que l on … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
abbreviation — ► NOUN 1) a shortened form of a word or phrase. 2) the process or result of abbreviating … English terms dictionary
abbreviation — [ə brē΄vē ā′shən] n. [ME < MFr abréviation < LL abbreviatio: see ABBREVIATE] 1. a making shorter 2. the fact or state of being made shorter 3. a shortened form of a word or phrase, as N.Y. for New York, Mr. for Mister, lb for pound, ctn for … English World dictionary
Abbreviation — For the <abbr> HTML tag, see HTML element. For guidelines on making and editing abbreviation articles on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation and abbreviations. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a… … Wikipedia
abbreviation — /euh bree vee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound. 2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction… … Universalium
