Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cdi

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: cdi
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of context(s) and dependency injection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Clostridioides difficile infection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of CDI factor.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

Example Sentences

"Moreover, the CDI concept rationalizes the application structure by making the wiring points of one class with others explicit."
"[…] CDI should be placed on preemptive contact precautions pending the Clostridioides difficile test results. Patients with CDI should be admitted to a private room with a dedicated toilet to decrease transmission to other patients."
"The highest incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients is reported in the Northeast and during spring months; highest CDI mortality rates are reported in the Midwest and during winter (2001 to 2010)."
"Lauren turned to him and said, “I grew up on Army bases, so I know what CDI means. Chicks Dig It. The average male thinks things that go boom have a higher CDI than the hard work of diplomacy.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চুদি (cudi).

Usage

Inflected Forms

CDIs (plural) cdis (present, singular) cdiing (participle, present) cdied (participle, past) cdied (past)

Questions

What does cdi mean?: Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition.
Where does cdi come from?: Borrowed from Bengali চুদি (cudi).

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