Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asc

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: asc
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name.

British usage

noun

Initialism of altered state of consciousness.

noun

Initialism of ambulatory surgery center.

noun

Initialism of autism spectrum condition.

noun

Abbreviation of ascent time.

noun

Initialism of Arctic/arctic security cutter

noun

ASC (“an ASCII-encoded text file”): Ellipsis of ASC file

name

Initialism of Australian Sports Commission.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2)"
"Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves."
"The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) differs from the general hospital (GH) in several respects. […] The ASC has many advantages over the GH facility, some of which are financial and others related to patient flow and satisfaction. Clearly, a facility that has a limited purpose and scope can eliminate many services and costs that are necessary in the GH."

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ASCs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anaw nawm national security cutter PSC polar security cutter polar cutter coast guard cutter AOPV

Synonyms

TTS arctic security cutter ASCII file ASC file .ASC file

Questions

What does asc mean?: Initialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name.
Where does asc come from?: Abbreviation.

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