dc (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word DC:
NOUN	location	DC, District of Columbia, D.C.	the district occupied entirely / entirely by the city of Washington
phenomenon	DC, direct current, direct electric current	an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

English > DC: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	The district occupied entirely / entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded / ceded by Maryland and Virginia.
Synonyms	District of Columbia, D.C.
Instance of	federal district	A district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
Part of	United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
Parts	Washington, Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States	The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
Spanish	District of Columbia, Distrito de Columbia
Catalan	Districte de Colúmbia

English > DC: 2 senses > noun 2, phenomenon
Meaning	An electric current that flows in one direction steadily.
Synonyms	direct current, direct electric current
Broader	electricity, electrical energy, power	Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Opposite	alternating current, AC, alternating electric current	An electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
Spanish	corriente continua, DC
Catalan	corrent continu

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