"APC" meaning in English

See APC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} APC (not comparable)
  1. (military) Initialism of armor piercing capped. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: armor piercing capped Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-APC-en-adj-L3mq2Ut8 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} APC
  1. (music) Initialism of A Perfect Circle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: A Perfect Circle Categories (topical): Music

Noun

Forms: APCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} APC (plural APCs)
  1. (military) Initialism of armored personnel carrier. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: armored personnel carrier Categories (topical): Military Translations (armored personnel carrier): PMV [common-gender] (Danish), pmv [common-gender] (Danish), БТР (BTR) [masculine] (Russian), TBP [masculine] (Spanish), tanqueta [feminine] (Spanish), БТР (BTR) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:armored_personnel_carrier Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 19 24 22 3 4 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 13 34 14 1 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 6 21 23 23 1 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 22 24 24 1 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 4 17 26 18 1 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 18 27 19 2 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 19 29 20 1 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 5 17 23 17 2 5 27 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'armored personnel carrier': 54 14 14 1 1 15
  2. (cytology) Initialism of anaphase-promoting complex. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: anaphase-promoting complex Categories (topical): Cytology
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:anaphase_promoting_complex Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 19 24 22 3 4 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 13 34 14 1 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 6 21 23 23 1 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 22 24 24 1 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 4 17 26 18 1 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 18 27 19 2 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 19 29 20 1 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 5 17 23 17 2 5 27 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (immunology) Initialism of antigen-presenting cell. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: antigen-presenting cell Categories (topical): Immunology
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:antigen_presenting_cell Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 19 24 22 3 4 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 13 34 14 1 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 6 21 23 23 1 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 22 24 24 1 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 4 17 26 18 1 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 18 27 19 2 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 19 29 20 1 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 5 17 23 17 2 5 27 Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  4. (wireless communication) Initialism of antenna phase center. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: antenna phase center
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:antenna_phase_center Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  5. (dated, pharmacology) Initialism of aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism Alternative form of: aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:aspirin_phenacetin_caffeine Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  6. Initialism of all-purpose cleaner. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: all-purpose cleaner
    Sense id: en-APC-en-noun-en:all_purpose_cleaner Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 19 24 22 3 4 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 13 34 14 1 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 6 21 23 23 1 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 22 24 24 1 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 4 17 26 18 1 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 18 27 19 2 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 19 29 20 1 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 5 17 23 17 2 5 27

Inflected forms

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        "(cytology) Initialism of anaphase-promoting complex."
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          "word": "A Perfect Circle"
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          "word": "armor piercing capped"
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        "Initialism of armor piercing capped."
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        "(military) Initialism of armor piercing capped."
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