"IRF" meaning in English

See IRF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} IRF
  1. (US military) Initialism of Immediate Response Force. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Immediate Response Force
    Sense id: en-IRF-en-name-yNeVMRNy Categories (other): American English, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (ringette) Initialism of International Ringette Federation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: International Ringette Federation
    Sense id: en-IRF-en-name-VSmTHu7m

Noun

Forms: IRFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IRF (plural IRFs)
  1. (physics) Initialism of inertial reference frame. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: inertial reference frame
    Sense id: en-IRF-en-noun-J6ChEMxg Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 32 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 33 61 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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