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Definition: Cr |
CrNoun1. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Cr" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | CR Carriage Return cr |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CR | Danish | Republikken Costa Rica | Geography |
CR | Dutch | Republiek Costa Rica | Geography |
CR | English | Cathode Rays | N/A |
CR | French | Chaussée roulante | N/A |
CR | German | Republik Costa Rica | Geography, Law |
CR | Greek | Κόστα Ρίκα | Geography |
CR | Italian | Repubblica di Costa Rica | N/A |
CR | Portuguese | Retorno | Computing, Meteorology & Standards |
CR | Spanish | Retorno del carro | Computing, Meteorology & Standards |
CR | Swedish | Republiken Costa Rica | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: CrSynonyms: atomic number 24 (n), chromium (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Cr |
| English words defined with "Cr": Bookkeeping by double entry. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Cr": Chromium Radioisotopes, corrosion resisting cast steel, CRLF ♦ metamic ♦ Receptors, Chemokine. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Cr": Topographer. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Cr" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (carriage return, Committee of Regions, Costa Rica, polychlorobutadiene, Republic of Costa Rica). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Our studies indicate that for every military casualty we get (from the bombing), we cause 50 civilian casualties -- Sen. Mike Gravel, CR [Congressional Record?], 10-5-71. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | There is no plan to privatize MERO CR in the near future. (references) | |
Among other large U.S. ISPs are IBM CR and Compaq Computer. (references) | ||
On August 25, 1999, Czech on Line ISP became the first in the CR to offer free Internet connection. (references) | ||
Trade | Philippines | The DENR allows the importation of wood materials (including logs and lumber, plywood and veneer, poles and piles) by a holder of Timber License Agreement (TLA), Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), Wood Processing Plant Permit (WPPP) or Certificate of Registration (CR) as furniture manufacturer, agent, contractor, or dealer of logs and lumber; provided that the holder shall have his TLA, IFMA, WPPP or CR registered with the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) and subsequently stamped by the Office of the Regional Executive Director/DENR as a valid Authority to Import. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cr" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 61.46% of the time. "Cr" is used about 288 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 61.46% | 177 | 23,322 |
| Noun (singular) | 15.97% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Noun (common) | 15.63% | 45 | 50,900 |
| Unclassified Items | 6.25% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.69% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 288 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| Czech Republic | Philip Morris CR |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Cr": control character CR ♦ Eskalith CR ♦ Sinemet CR. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Cr": Cr-edta, cr-labelled, cr-red, cr-spinel. | |
Ending with "Cr": pro-cr. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
paxil cr | 736 | cr 250 | 27 |
cr | 523 | cr 80 | 25 |
honda cr v | 195 | 48x5te cr mitsumi | 24 |
cr effects paxil side | 104 | cr lawrence | 23 |
cr england | 88 | mitsumi cr 4804te | 23 |
bard cr | 73 | new honda cr v | 22 |
cr v | 56 | 22 consumerreports.org cr | 22 |
cr v3 | 56 | cr 500 | 22 |
honda cr 125 | 53 | cr v accessory | 22 |
honda cr 250 | 47 | cr v3 battery | 22 |
cr laurence | 46 | cr v3 lithium battery | 20 |
buy a honda cr v | 39 | honda cr v for sale | 20 |
honda cr 500 | 39 | cr v for sale | 19 |
cr 125 | 37 | 2004 honda cr v | 19 |
cr gibson | 37 | new cr v | 19 |
cr seal | 36 | used cr v | 19 |
honda cr | 35 | bargain honda cr v | 19 |
honda cr v accessory | 31 | buy cr v | 19 |
honda cr 80 | 30 | bargain cr v | 19 |
cr hart racing | 28 | cr paxcil | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Cr"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | som det fremgaar af et snit ved 17 % Cr i det ternaere jern-chromkulstofdiagram,befinder staalet sig over ca.1000 grader C i tofaseomraadet:ferrit og austenit (above approximately 1ooO c, according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region, ferrite and austenite), sejhaerdet Cr-Ni-Mo-staal med relativ lav overgangstemperatur (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | volgens een doorsnijding bij 17 % Cr in het ternaire toestandsdiagram ijzer-chroom-koolstof bevindt het staal zich boven ca.1000 deg.C in een twee-fasengebied van ferriet en austeniet (above approximately 1ooO c, according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region, ferrite and austenite), veredeld cr. ni. mo-staal met een betrekkelijk lage overgangstemperatuur (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature), RC-tijd (CR time, RC time, time constant), RC-produkt (CR time, RC time, time constant). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | nuorrutettu kromi-nikkeli-molybdeeniteräs (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | comme le montre une section 17% Cr dans le diagramme ternaire fer-Chrome-carbone, au dessus de 1OOOÖC, l' acier se trouve dans le domaine deux phases ferrite et austénite (according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region), traitement l'acide chromique (Cr-acid treatment), acier amélioré au cr- ni- mo avec une température de transition relativement basse (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Return (return). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | σύμφωνα με μια τομή 17% Cr του τριφασικού διαγράμματος Fe-Cr-C και για θερμοκρασία 1000° C περίπου,ο χάλυβας τοποθετείται στην διφασική περιοχή φερ (according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region), χάλυβας βελτιωμένος με Cν-Νι-Μο που έχει συγκριτικά χαμηλή θερμοκρασία μετατροπής (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | secondo la sezione del diagramma ternario Fe-Cr-C in corrispondenza a 17 % Cr, al disopra dei 1000 C l'acciaio si trova nella regione bifasica ferrite-austenite (above approximately 1ooO c, according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region, ferrite and austenite), acciaio da bonifica al cr ni mo con temperatura di transizione relativamente bassa (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | コロンブスの卵 (Columbus Day, Columbus' egg, computer graphics, conc., concentrated, concert, concert hall, concert master, concertante, concise, conclave, concord, Concorde, concourse, concrete, concrete block, concrete jungle, concrete mixer, concrete pile, concurrent, conga, conglomerate, conglomerate merchant, Congo, congratulations, congress, congress gaiters, conscious, conservation, conservative, conservator, conservatory, consultant, consultant engineer, consulting, consulting sales, consumer, Consumer Interpole, consumering, consumerism, consumers' relation, consumers' research, consumption, contest). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | コンシューマーズリサーチ (consumers' research). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | cray como muestra una sección al 17% Cr en el diagrama ternario hierro-cromo-carbono, por encima de los 1000 grados C el acero se encuentra en el campo bifásico ferrita y austenita (above approximately 1ooO c, according to the section through the iron-chromium-carbon ternary equilibrium diagram at 17% Cr the steel lies in the two phase region, ferrite and austenite), acero de cr-ni-mo bonificado con una temperatura de transición relativamente baja (cr ni mo hardened and quenched steel having a comparatively low transition temperature). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Cr": craal, craaled, craaling, craals, crab, crabbed, crabbedness, crabbednesses, crabber, crabbers, crabbier, crabbiest, crabbily, crabbing, crabby, crabgrass, crabgrasses, crabmeat, crabmeats, crabs, crabstick, crabsticks, crabwise, crack, crackajack, crackajacks, crackback, crackbacks, crackbrain, crackbrained, crackbrains, crackdown, crackdowns, cracked, cracker, crackerjack, crackerjacks, crackers, cracking, crackings, crackle, crackled, crackles, crackleware, cracklewares, cracklier, crackliest, crackling, cracklings, crackly, cracknel. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Cr": accredit, accreditable, accreditation, accreditations, accredited, accrediting, accredits, accrete, accreted, accretes, accreting, accretion, accretionary, accretions, accretive, accruable, accrual, accruals, accrue, accrued, accruement, accruements, accrues, accruing, acrasia, acrasias, acrasin, acrasins, acre, acreage, acreages, acred, acres, acrid, acrider, acridest, acridine, acridines, acridities, acridity, acridly, acridness, acridnesses, acriflavine, acriflavines, acrimonies, acrimonious, acrimoniously, acrimoniousness, acrimoniousnesses, acrimony. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "c-r" | |
+1 letter: arc, car, cor, cry, cur, orc, rec, roc. | |
+2 letters: acre, arch, arco, arcs, carb, card, care, cark, carl, carn, carp, carr, cars, cart, cere, cero, char, cire, coir, cord, core, corf, cork, corm, corn, cors, cory, crab, crag, cram, crap, craw, crew, crib, cris, croc, crop, crow, crud, crus, crux, curb, curd, cure, curf, curl, curn, curr, curs, curt, czar, ecru, marc, narc, orca, orcs, race, rack, racy, reck, recs, rice, rich, rick, rock, rocs, ruck, scar, scry, torc, uric. | |
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