"FCC" meaning in English

See FCC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} FCC (not comparable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of fcc (“face-centered cubic”). Tags: alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: fcc (extra: face-centered cubic)
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-adj-Tb4uKvoo

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FCC
  1. (Canada) Initialism of Farm Credit Corporation. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Farm Credit Corporation
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-name-xHR5hUf5 Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. (US) Initialism of Federal Communications Commission. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Federal Communications Commission
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-name-84o-UAnh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 56 9 6 4 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 15 44 6 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 16 62 6 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 16 65 5 2 1
  3. (particle physics) Initialism of Future Circular Collider. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, particle Alternative form of: Future Circular Collider Coordinate_terms: LHC
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-name-7y9q15cT Categories (other): Particle physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Noun

Forms: FCCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} FCC (plural FCCs)
  1. (US) Initialism of Federal Correctional Complex. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Federal Correctional Complex
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-noun-vs-UCwDC Categories (other): American English
  2. (travel, cruising) Abbreviation of future cruise credit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: future cruise credit
    Sense id: en-FCC-en-noun-gPdPV843 Categories (other): Travel Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel

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