fcc

F4C3C3

Initialism of face-centered cubic.

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

fcc1

adjectivefcc (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablechemistryInitialism of face-centered cubic.

FCC2

proper noun
  1. CanadaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Farm Credit Corporation.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Federal Communications Commission.

    So the FCC won't let me be / Or let me be me, so let me see / They tried to shut me down on MTV

    2002, Eminem, “Without Me”
    2 more examples

    The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.

    1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)

    That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.

    2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN
  3. abbreviationinitialismparticlenatural sciencesInitialism of Future Circular Collider.
nounFCC (plural FCCs)

plural FCCs

  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Federal Correctional Complex.
  2. abbreviationcruisinglifestyleAbbreviation of future cruise credit.
adjectiveFCC (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of fcc (“face-centered cubic”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite

Broader
independent agency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fcc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fcc

MLA

“fcc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fcc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fcc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fcc.

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