APS

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A form of ap — An Advanced Placement program.

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Meanings

APS1

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Adult Protective Services (“social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities”).
  2. abbreviationinitialismresearch facilityInitialism of Advanced Photon Source (“a synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory”).

    Of the 30 known protein structures, 21 were solved at the APS.

    2015 October 1, Kathy Liszewski, “Dissecting the Structure of Membrane Proteins”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, page 14
  3. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Australian Public Service (“the Australian federal civil service”).
  4. PakistanabbreviationAbbreviation of Army Public Schools and Colleges System.
  5. PakistanabbreviationAbbreviation of Abbottabad Public School.
nounAPS (countable and uncountable)
  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of active protection system.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of antiphospholipid syndrome.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of argument from poverty of the stimulus.

APs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of AP

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

APS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APS

MLA

“APS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APS. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “APS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APS.

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