"PTC" meaning in English

See PTC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PTC
  1. (scouting) Philmont Training Center.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-name-8L6c3pPR Categories (other): Scouting, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Philmont Scout Ranch Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 10 24 9 2 2 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 4 11 23 5 1 2 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 14 23 9 1 2 24 1 Disambiguation of Philmont Scout Ranch: 42 10 11 7 5 6 6 9 4
  2. (education) Principals' Training Center.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-name-sBhDuqWu Categories (other): Education Topics: education
  3. (telecommunications) Pacific Telecommunications Council.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-name-2s8g43mQ Categories (other): Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 10 24 9 2 2 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 4 11 23 5 1 2 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 14 23 9 1 2 24 1 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (positive train control): CTC (english: centralized traffic control)
Disambiguation of 'positive train control': 50 50 0

Noun

Forms: PTCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PTC (plural PTCs)
  1. (chemistry) Phenylthiocarbamide.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-hpf0W9No Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 10 24 9 2 2 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 4 11 23 5 1 2 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 14 23 9 1 2 24 1 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (education) Parent-teacher conference.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-ntRu4JAf Categories (other): Education Topics: education
  3. (medicine) Proton therapy center.
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-2TIEck9Z Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. Abbreviation of pre-trial conference. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: pre-trial conference
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-iWb8NY2G
  5. (sciences) Initialism of positive temperature coefficient. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: positive temperature coefficient
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-c4UsvjVI Categories (other): Sciences, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 10 24 9 2 2 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 4 11 23 5 1 2 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 14 23 9 1 2 24 1 Topics: sciences
  6. (railway) Initialism of positive train control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: positive train control
    Sense id: en-PTC-en-noun-ukLM~AGq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: ATC (english: automatic train control), ATO

Inflected forms

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