"VOC" meaning in English

See VOC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VOC
  1. (sports, Canada) Initialism of Vancouver Organizing Committee; the organizer of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Vancouver Organizing Committee (extra: the organizer of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics) Synonyms (Vancouver Organizing Committee): VANOC
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-name-b3bjnaDB Categories (other): Canadian English, Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'Vancouver Organizing Committee': 97 2 2
  2. (Canada, radio, historical) Initialism of Voice of Canada; former name of RCI (Radio Canada International). Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Voice of Canada (extra: former name of RCI (Radio Canada International))
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-name-tMloLm2t Categories (other): Canadian English, Radio Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
  3. (television, China) Initialism of Voice of China; international cultural television programming from China. Tags: China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Voice of China (extra: international cultural television programming from China) Related terms (variant of concern): VOI [variant], VUI (english: variant under investigation) Related terms (volatile organic compound): VSC (english: volatile sulphur compound/volatile sulfur compound)
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-name-Ct-GeqZm Categories (other): Chinese English, Television Topics: broadcasting, media, television Disambiguation of 'variant of concern': 27 30 44 Disambiguation of 'volatile organic compound': 27 30 43

Noun

Forms: VOCs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{en-noun}} VOC (plural VOCs)
  1. (chemistry) Initialism of volatile organic compound. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: volatile organic compound
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-noun-X-UVe5yW Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 19 30 8 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 16 19 29 8 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 19 34 7 7 3 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (electronics, physics) V_(OC): initialism of open-circuit voltage.
  3. (virology) Initialism of variant of concern. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative, initialism Alternative form of: concern
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-noun-Rkm7L~b6 Categories (other): Virology Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
  4. (broadcasting) Initialism of voiceover credits. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: voiceover credits
    Sense id: en-VOC-en-noun-fnPn7Fgl Categories (other): Broadcasting Topics: broadcasting, media

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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