"CTC" meaning in English

See CTC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: EN-AU ck1 CTC.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} CTC
  1. (US) Initialism of Children's Theater Company, a company in Minneapolis. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Children's Theater Company (extra: a company in Minneapolis)
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-name-p2njS2Gc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1
  2. Initialism of California Transportation Commission. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: California Transportation Commission
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-name-u7UKw5--

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 CTC.ogg Forms: CTCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CTC (plural CTCs)
  1. (British, education) Initialism of city technology college. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: city technology college
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-OSKv7n5N Categories (other): British English, Education, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1 Topics: education
  2. (rail transport) Initialism of Centralized (or Centralised) Traffic Control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Centralized (extra: (or Centralised) Traffic Control)
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-aFmee5gc Categories (other): Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  3. (medicine) Initialism of circulating tumor cell. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: circulating tumor cell
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-QZGeWR8a Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. Initialism of closed timelike curve. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: closed timelike curve
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-1ftiuJbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Time travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Time travel: 3 3 4 4 4 53 4 4 8 3 10
  5. Initialism of certified true copy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: certified true copy
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-yuyyujYW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1
  6. Initialism of child tax credit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: child tax credit
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-noun-4Ez3A2w6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1

Phrase

Audio: EN-AU ck1 CTC.ogg
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} CTC
  1. (Internet) Initialism of care to chat?. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: care to chat?
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-phrase-Y9ZEzpLC Categories (other): Internet

Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 CTC.ogg Forms: CTCs [present, singular, third-person], CTCing [participle, present], CTCed [participle, past], CTCed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} CTC (third-person singular simple present CTCs, present participle CTCing, simple past and past participle CTCed)
  1. (Australia, film classification) Initialism of Check The Classification, given to films to allow advertising prior to their official classification. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Check The Classification, given to films to allow advertising prior to their official classification
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-verb-kCUqIztt Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 16 7 1 16 15 14 1 10 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 16 7 2 11 12 11 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 17 6 1 15 15 15 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 17 6 1 14 14 14 1 12 1
  2. (informal) Install or convert to Centralized Traffic Control. Tags: informal Related terms (centralized traffic control): PTC (english: positive train control)
    Sense id: en-CTC-en-verb-IuyjNNIl Disambiguation of 'centralized traffic control': 7 93

Inflected forms

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