Meanings
Aas1
- A surname from Norwegian.
AAS2
- abbreviationinitialismanthropologyInitialism of Australian Anthropological Society.
- abbreviationinitialismarachnologyInitialism of American Arachnological Society, a society of amateur and professional arachnologists.
- abbreviationinitialismspace flightInitialism of American Astronautical Society, an independent scientific and technical group in the United States.
- abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of American Astronomical Society, a United States society of professional astronomers.
- AustraliaabbreviationinitialismsciencesInitialism of Australian Academy of Science, an independent, government-endorsed society with the aim of promoting science.
- abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Ansar al-Sunna, or Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group operating in Iraq.
- abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of American Association of Suicidology, an American nonprofit suicide prevention organization.
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of Association for Academic Surgery.
- abbreviationinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.
- abbreviationinitialismresearchInitialism of American Antiquarian Society, an American society and national research library.
- abbreviationinitialismresearchInitialism of Association for Asian Studies.
plural AASs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of Advanced Automation System, a system for radar control of transoceanic air corridors.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegeometryInitialism of angle-angle-side triangular congruency.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of anabolic–androgenic steroid.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of acute aortic syndrome.
AAs3
- pluralplural of AA
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of AA
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan associate degree in applied science
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- OccitanAas
- EnglishAas
* The place in France is from Occitan Aas, from Basque/Aquitanian aitz (“ridge, rocky point”). * As a Norwegian and Swedish surname, from the noun ås (“ridge”).
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Aas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aas
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