NC

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noun

NASA research cargo plane designations.

Similar
US-NCCNCw:computer numerical control[Appendix:Glossary
Opposite
NO
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of North Carolina: a state of the United States.

    Synonyms: US-NC

noun
  1. abbreviationchemistryAbbreviation of nitrocellulose.
  2. abbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of nolo contendere, no contest, a plea in criminal cases.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Nick's Class, the complexity class of decision problems solvable in polylogarithmic time using a polynomial number of processors.
  4. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of noun class.
  5. USprefix codeaeronauticsNASA research cargo plane designations.
  6. abbreviationinitialismaudioInitialism of noise control.
  7. abbreviationinitialismaudioInitialism of noise cancellation.
  8. abbreviationinitialismcopyrightInitialism of noncommercial.
  9. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of numerical control.

    Near-synonyms: CNC, computer numerical control (broadly synonymous in current usage)

    Synonyms: CNC, w:computer numerical control[Appendix:Glossary

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of no change.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of no charge.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of no connection.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of not classified.
adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismrelays; and valves; relays; and valvesbusinessInitialism of normally closed.

    Antonyms: NO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInitialism of numerical control.

Similar
CNCw:computer numerical control[Appendix:Glossary
Also see
nasal cannulanitrocellulosenoise cancellationnorth carolinanumerical control
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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