Meanings
alternative I. C. · alternative I.C.
- abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of interstitial cystitis (a type of chronic pain that affects the urinary bladder).
- PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Iligan City.
- USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Intelligence Community.
- abbreviationinitialismtransportInitialism of Integrated Coach (a school bus manufacturer).
plural ICs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of independent contractor.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of irreducible complexity.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of intercalation compound.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of ion chromatography.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of integrated circuit.
While in a bumping operation, there are more than 100 process steps compared with traditional IC packaging operations, ASE strategically planned and deployed 4IR technologies across its operations to streamline the manufacturing processes and optimize production, the company said.
2023 January 14, Han Ting-ting, Frances Huang, “ASE's plant in Kaohsiung selected as WEF 'lighthouse factory'”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2023, Science & Tech - abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of intensive care.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableimmunologyInitialism of immune complex.
- MalaysiaSingaporeabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of identity card.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of individual contributor.
More units, if not all, can be represented when the individual contributors (ICs) are randomly selected for the IC interviews.
2005 February 1, “Interpreting SCAMPI for a People CMM Appraisal at Tata Consultancy Services”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Software Engineering Institute, →DOI - abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountableInitialism of incel.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of intermittent catheterization.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of integrity constraint.
- not comparablePseudo-acronym of icy.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of in charge.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of in command.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableslangroleplaying gameslifestyleInitialism of in character.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of intracloud.
- Pseudo-acronym of I see.
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nouna group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
adjectivebeing one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
IC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IC
“IC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IC. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IC.
Source: IC on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.