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Definition: DC

DC

Noun

1. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.

2. An electric current that flows in one direction steadily.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "DC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: DC

DomainDefinition

Computing

DC The Unix arbitrary precision postfix calculator and its language. Here is an example program which prints out factorials: echo "[la1+dsa*pla2220>y]sy0sa1lyx" | dc Unix manual page: dc(1). bc provides a somewhat more readable syntax which is compiled into dc. There is also a GNU DC. (1995-03-17). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Agriculture

District Conservationist. (references)

Space

Direct current. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: DC

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

DC or dc may stand for:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "DC."

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DC Comics

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DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book publishing and related media involving the characters. This company is responsible for such famous characters as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman.

The company was originally three companies, National Allied Publications, Detective Comics and All-American Publications. The first two companies merged in the 1930s to become National Comics (later National Periodical Publications) and the third shared offices until it was bought by the merged company in 1945. At this time "DC," an acronym for Detective Comics was simply an informal logo regularly used on the cover.

This company was the first to publish superheroes beginning with Action Comics in 1938, and was the foremost exploiter of them in the Golden Age of Comic Books. When the genre faded in the late 1940s, the company moved more into other genres like science fiction, westerns, humour and romance. They largely avoided the crime and horror trends of the time, and thus avoided taking the brunt of the backlash against the medium in the 1950s.

With the editorship of Julius Schwartz, the company was responsible for kickstarting the Silver Age of comic books, with the revival of The Flash in a modernized form. Interest picked up, and DC enjoyed being at a preminent position in the industry. In the 1960s, a relatively minor company, Marvel Comics, was beginning to rise quickly in the market due to the character concepts and creative contributions of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. It took years for DC to understand the appeal of the competitor and even then it was mainly with defectors from Marvel like Ditko, or newer talents like Neal Adams that the new sophistication in storytelling took hold at DC.

The major change happened in the late 1960s when many of the veteran talents petitioned DC management for health plans, pensions and similar considerations. DC responded by curtly firing most of the offending staff and replacing them with young turks who had largely grown up with the Marvel influence in comics. This proved to be a mixed blessing: for while the new employees strove for sophisticated storytelling and characters, they had little experience in the industry, and the relative lack of professionalism in their work hampered the product of the company. There were, however, bright lights, like Dennis O'Neill, who worked on Green Lantern and Batman. The period was plagued by short -lived series that started out strong, but quickly petered out when the creators, not having strong financial reasons to stay, abandoned their creations.

This situation continued even as the company was acquired by Warner Communications (now AOL Time Warner) in 1976. Eventually in the early 1980s, new management decided offer more concrete financial rewards to their talents like royalties to encourage long term commitments to the company product. This immediately paid off as with the success of Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, a supehero comic that earned significant sales with its artistic quality and the stability of the talent who kept with the title for years.

This successful revitalization of a minor title lead the editorship to look at doing the same to their entire main line comics. This resulted in the mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, which acted as a cleaning house operation. This opened the door to their major characters like Superman and Wonder Woman being revised and DC began to seriously challenge the dominance of Marvel.

In addition, the failing revival of a minor comic, Saga of the Swamp Thing, was instantly energized with the inspired creativity of British writer Alan Moore. His highly acclaimed work sparked a comic book equivalent of rock's British Invasion where numerous British talents, including Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison, came on board the company. The resulting influx of sophisticated horror and dark fantasy material led not only to DC abandoning the Comics Code for particular titles by those talents, but also to the establishment of the Vertigo Line for mature readers.

With the printing of acclaimed titles like The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Alan Moore's Watchmen, DC had become a leader in the artistic field of mainstream comics again.

In addition to the aforementioned lines, DC also had Milestone which focused on minority talents and characters of which the most successful is Static Shock. Another line, Paradox Press, focuses more on factual material like the Big Book On... and Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud. There is also the America's Best Comics line which is devoted largely to series written by Alan Moore and close associates like Tom Strong and Promethea.

In March 2003 DC comics acquired publishing and merchandising rights to the major fantasy series Elfquest, which had previously been self-published by its creators Wendy and Richard Pini under the Warp Graphics banner.

DC Comics has also enjoyed several successful other media adoptions of their characters in feature films and live action and animated series.

See also:

Notable DC series

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Democrazia Cristiana

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Christian Democratic party of Italy, Democrazia Cristiana, commonly called the democristiani or "DC", dominated government for nearly half a century until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992-94.

History

The party was in part a revival of the People's Party created in 1919 by the priest Don Luigi Sturzo but declared illegal by the Fascist regime in 1925 despite the presence of some members in Benito Mussolini's first government.

As Fascism's ruin approached in the latter years of World War II, the Christian Democrats started organising post-Fascist Italy in certain competition but also for a time in coalition with the parties of the center and left. Breaking decisively with its former Communist coalition partners in May 1947, the party went on to win its greatest election victory in April 1948 with the support of the Church and the United States.

From the 1948 until the 1992, DC was the largest party in parliament, governing in successive coalitions with the smaller Liberal, Republican and Social Democratic parties and, after the 1963, with the Socialist Party. Basing its electoral majority largely on the Catholic countryside, the party moved over time from its reformist origins to a more conservative role. A short-lived DC government (1960) relying on parliamentary support from the Italian Social Movement, considered Fascism's ideological heir, was disowned by the party following widespread opposition. Later in the 60s, the increased political influence of the left wing factions, led by Amintore Fanfani, moved the party to a center-left strategy based on the coalition with the Socialist Party.

Party life came to be characterised according to adherence to respective correnti or factions, each identified with individual leaders. Among the leaders who built DC, notable names include those of Alcide De Gasperi, Antonio Segni, Amintore Fanfani, Giulio Andreotti, Aldo Moro and Francesco Cossiga. Many DC members were attacked in the 1970s, and in some cases murdered, by terrorists (i.e., Red Brigades). The abduction and murder of Aldo Moro in 1978 removed one of the party's most highly-regarded leaders.

Having ruled the nation for over 40 years, many DC members in time have been involved in smaller or greater scandals. In the 1960s a deputee was indirectly involved in the so-called Montesi scandal (a girl killed after a drug party), and the same chief of the state Giovanni Leone was forced to resign after the scandal of Lockheed aeroplanes. The P2 scandal caused the premier Arnaldo Forlani to resign because he had delayed the publication of the list of adherents. The minister of Public Health Carlo Donat-Cattin was supposedly helped by the minister of Internal Affairs, Francesco Cossiga, to let his son Marco escape from police while wanted as a terrorist (Prima Linea). But the party came under unprecedented attack in 1992 when a team of Milan magistrates dubbed the "clean hands" (mani pulite) started investigating corruption at its highest levels, instigating many spectacular and sometimes controversial arrests and resignations. After two years of mounting scandal and secessions, the party disbanded in 1994.

Ideology

The party's ideological sources are principally to be found in democratic and social Catholic doctrines of the 19th century (see Christian democracy), developed in France by Buchez, Lamennais and Le Play, and in Italy by Giuseppe Toniolo and Romolo Murri; in addition, the movement gained limited elements from liberal and social democratic influences.

Of particular influence were the two Papal encyclicals Rerum novarum (1891) of Pope Leo XIII, and Quadragesimo anno (1931) of Pope Pius XI, which were offered a basis for social and political doctrine; in economy DC opposed the concept of cooperation to competition, and rejected Marxism's idea of conflict among social classes.

The so-called "leftist wing" of DC, born with Dossetti, Giorgio La Pira, and Lazzati (represented by the magazine Cronache Sociali) advocated dialogue with leftist parties and gave birth to the concept of centrosinistra (center-left), proposing governments with minority socialist participation.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Democrazia Cristiana."

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Direct current

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Direct current (DC) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. In direct current, the electric charges flow always in the same direction, which distinguishes it from alternating current (AC).

Types of direct current

Direct current was used originally for electric power transmission after the discovery by Thomas Edison of the generation of electricity in the late nineteenth century. It has mostly been abandoned for this purpose in favor of alternating current which is much more suited to transmission over long distances. DC power transmission is still used to link AC power networks with different frequencies.

DC is commonly found in many low-voltage applications, especially where these are powered by batteries, which can only produce DC. Most automotive applications use DC although the generator is an AC device which uses a rectifier to produce DC. Most electronic circuits require a DC power supply.

Although DC stands for 'Direct Current', DC is generically used to refer to constant polarity voltages. Some forms of DC vary wildly in voltage, such as the raw output of a rectifier. Running them through an RC low-pass filter will produce more stable voltage.

Direct current installations usually have different types of sockets, switches, and fixtures, mostly due to the very low voltages used, from those suitable for alternating current. It is usually extremely important with a direct current appliance to not reverse polarity unless the device has a bridge to correct for this. (Most battery-powered devices don't.)

There is currently (2000) some interest in High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems. DC is also used in solar power systems that are supplied by solar cells.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Direct current."

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List of people by name: Da-Dd

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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Da-Dd - De - Df - Dg - Dh - Di - Dj-Dn - Do - Dp - Dq - Dr - Ds - Dt - Du - Dv - Dw - Dx - Dy - Dz

Da

Db

Dc

Dd

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of people by name: Da-Dd."

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Sega Dreamcast

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The Sega Dreamcast is the most recent Sega video game console to date even though it is officially dead. It was released in 1999 long before other similar consoles were and enjoyed brisk sales its first season. It was an attempt to break into the console market with a next generation system designed to supersede Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's N64, but mainly because of doubt (some Sega add-ons and consoles have been less than successful) and anticipation of the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Xbox, it lost a lot of steam and Sega began to lose money once again. Early 2001?, Sega announced that the Dreamcast was to be discontinued but that new games would still be made. The failure of the Dreamcast was the final blow that took Sega out of the home console business.

Dreamcast used a proprietary format called GD-ROM for storing games in order to foil software pirates, a strategy that ultimately backfired when the first run of discs had a high rate of defects, and pirates managed to pirate the games anyway (in some cases the pirated games were released before the legitimate versions!). Sega largely had themselves to blame for the high levels of Dreamcast piracy - their use of the GD-ROM format was completely undermined by the console's support for the Mil-CD format, which allowed the console to boot from a standard CD-R. Mil-CD support was removed from the final Dreamcast revisions toward the end of the console's life.

Microsoft cooperated with Sega hoping to promote its Windows CE for video games, but Windows CE for the Dreamcast showed very limited capabilities when compared to the Dreamcast's native operating system. The libraries that Sega offered gave room for much more performance, but they were sometimes more difficult to utilize when porting over existing PC applications.

The Dreamcast has a modest hacking enthusiast community. The availability of Windows CE software development kits on the internet, as well as ports of Linux and NetBSD operating systems to the Dreamcast gave programmers a selection of familiar development tools to work with, even though they do not really support the high speed graphics. A home brew minimal Operating System called Kallistios offers support for most hardware, while not offering multi-tasking, which is superfluous for games. Many emulators and other tools (mp3, DivX players and image viewers) have been ported to/written for the console, taking advantage of the relative ease with which a home user can write a CD which is bootable by an unmodified dreamcast.

Sega released a board, using the same technology as the Dreamcast, called Sega NAOMI for use in arcade games.

Though the Dreamcast was officially discontinued in early 2001, commercial games were still developed for it and were released afterwards (though mostly only in Japan). The possible final game for the console, Border Down, is to be released in Japan on September 25, 2003, nearly 5 years after the console's official launch in Japan. However, it's possible that a puzzle game, "Puyo Puyo Fever", could be released on the system in late 2003 or early 2004.

Specifications

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Washington, DC

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)


Aerial photo of Washington, DC

The District of Columbia, DC, Washington and Washington, DC are all interchangeable terms for the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America.

It is between Maryland to the northeast and Virginia to the southwest and interrupts their common border. The city contains the historic Federal City and is that part that was originally designed as the National Capitol. It is part of the United States of America but not part of any state. The population, as of the 2000 census, is 572,059. It is in area (but not in population) smaller than the smallest state. It is part of a large metropolitan area together with Baltimore, the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.

For non-federal and historical geographical information on the District of Columbia, go to the District of Columbia (geography) page.

Washington is the home of numerous national landmarks, sports teams and is a popular tourist destination. The Washington area is also known for its public transportation system known as the Washington Metro or Metro.

Washington serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.

Residents of the District vote for the President but do not have voting representation in Congress. Citizens of Washington are represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting Delegate, who sits on committees and participates in debate, but cannot vote. DC does not have representation in the Senate. Citizens of Washington, DC are thus unique in the world, as citizens of the capital city of every other country have the same representation rights as their fellow citizens.


Flag of Washington, DC

There have been efforts to attain voting representation for many years. These efforts are endorsed by the current Mayor, Anthony Williams and by the current Delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton. As part of the effort, the words "Taxation Without Representation" were added to DC license plates in 2000, and the words "No Taxation Without Representation" were added to the DC flag in 2003. Advocates of statehood who supported these changes have said that they are intended as a protest and to raise awareness in the rest of the country. These measures in particular were chosen because the DC flag is one of the few things under direct local control without requiring approval from Congress.

On a local level, the city is run by an elected Mayor and City Council. The school board has both elected and appointed members. Congress has the right to review and overrule laws created locally, if both houses of Congress reject them.

DC residents pay all federal taxes, such as income tax, as well as local taxes. The Mayor and Council adopt a budget of local money with Congress reserving the right to make any changes.

History

The signing of the Residence Bill on July 16, 1790 established a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States. Land for the district was given to the federal government by the states of Virginia and Maryland and the city was named after George Washington. On February 27, 1801 the district was placed under the jurisdiction of the United States Congress. The town of Georgetown already existed at the time.

By an act of Congress, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia on July 9, 1846 and now is incorporated in Arlington County and a part of the City of Alexandria.

US President Herbert Hoover ordered the United States Army on July 28, 1932 to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans that gathered in Washington, DC to secure promised veteran's benefits early. US troops dispersed the last of the "Bonus Army" the next day.

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on March 29, 1961 which allows residents of Washington, DC to vote for President (popular election) and have their votes count in the electoral college the same as the least populous state, which currently is three(3)

The first 4.6 miles of the Washington, DC subway system opened on March 27, 1976.

Mayor Walter Washington became the first elected Mayor of the District in 1974.

Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug use in an FBI sting on January 18, 1990. He was acquitted of felony charges, but convicted of the misdemeanor of marijuana use.

On January 2, 1991 Sharon Pratt Kelly (elected as Sharon Pratt Dixon but married later that year) was sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance in the USA.

The current Mayor, Anthony Williams, a Yale educated lawyer, became Mayor in 1998. He was reelected in 2002. See List of mayors of Washington, D.C

Geography

Washington is located at 38°54'49" North, 77°0'48" West (38.913611, -77.013222)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 177.0 km² (68.3 mi²). 159.0 km² (61.4 mi²) of it is land and 18.0 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 10.16% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 572,059 people, 248,338 households, and 114,235 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,597.3/km² (9,316.4/mi²). There are 274,845 housing units at an average density of 1,728.3/km² (4,476.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 30.78% White, 60.01% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.84% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 7.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 248,338 households out of which 19.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.8% are married couples living together, 18.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 54.0% are non-families. 43.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 3.07.

In the city the population is spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $40,127, and the median income for a family is $46,283. Males have a median income of $40,513 versus $36,361 for females. The per capita income for the city is $28,659. 20.2% of the population and 16.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 31.1% are under the age of 18 and 16.4% are 65 or older.


Jefferson Memorial

Colleges and Universities

Professional Sports Teams

The Washington Redskins (National Football League) do not play in the District of Columbia. They are based in Landover, Maryland. The closest major league baseball team to Washington D.C. is the Baltimore Orioles of Baltimore, Maryland.

Sites of Interest

Washington is the home of numerous national landmarks and is a popular tourist destination. Landmarks include:

Airports

External Links

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: DC

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

DC

EnglishDirect coupledN/A

DC

FrenchCommande de périphérieComputing, Meteorology & Standards

DC

ItalianSistemi di trasferimento elettronico di fondi su iniziativa del creditore.Computing, Finance

DC

SpanishDisplasia de caderaMedicine
D DCEnglishDrunk and Disorderly ConductSocial Sciences

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: DC

Synonym: direct current (n). (additional references)
Antonym: alternating current (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: DC

English words defined with "DC": Georgetown. (references)
Specialty definitions using "DC": assembler dc field ring, assembler dc field yoke ♦ Base Technology, Baudot, Baudot code, BC, BORCAL, BRDC ♦ Culpeper Switch ♦ dispensing container ♦ FIELD-RING ASSEMBLER ♦ GNU BC, GNU DC, group velocity ♦ High Voltage Differential ♦ interconnected operation ♦ LINCtape, Low Voltage Differential, low working voltage ♦ photovoltaic array, photovoltaic generator, Power Conditioning ♦ Regional Offices ♦ SECCHI, solar cell array, Somar Software ♦ talking battery. (references)

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Modern Usage: DC

DomainUsage

Lyrics

Baltimore and DC now Baltimore and DC now ("Dancing in the Street"; performing artist: Martha & The Vandellas)

Clever

If your left hand doesn't know what your right hand is doing, you should consider running for a job in Washington, DC. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

DC 9/11 (2003)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DC

DomainTitle

References

  • DC Chemical Company Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The World Market for Electric Motors with Output Exceeding 37.5 w and DC Generators: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

  • Eyewitness Travel Guide to Washington, DC (reference)

  • Jesus Freaks: DC Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs - Stories of Those Who Stood For Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks (reference)

  • Washington DC Region Festivals & Events 2003 Calendar (includes DC, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  • RCA Universal DC Car Adapter (AH55) (reference)

  • CHANNEL PLUS 2512 DC + IR Passing 2-Way Splitter/Combiner (reference)

  • Antec OEM Small Dc Fan Dc Brushless Case Cooling Fan for Mini-Tower Desktop (reference)

  • Monster Cable TMC2 + Monster Battery Terminals for Greater DC Current Transfer Positive Terminal (reference)

  • Cisco Systems 7507 Dc Power Supply (Default) (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: DC

Photos:
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Photo Album: DC

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Pictured here is a large group of adults and children sitting around a swimming pool. They are members of a national group called the Candlelighters, which gives emotional support and practical advice to parents, patients and siblings of cancer victims. This group is in Las Vegas, Nevada and is one of more than 100 nationwide. The Candlelighters headquarters is in Washington, DC. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shows photo of formal portrait, realistic artist rendering of John Roderick Heller, Jr., National Cancer Institute director from May 1948 to July 1960. The orginal piece of art hangs in the 11th floor hallway in Building 31 on the National Institutes of Health campus. Painting dated Washington, DC 1949. Credit: Walmsley Lenhard (Artist).

Newly built hospital at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Credit: CDC.

Original Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. WRAIR. Credit: CDC.

Former NASA Administrators Meet in Washington, DC. Credit: NASA.

Washington, DC -1. Credit: NASA.

Dan Cotter, DC, and crop consultant review plants on a grass back terrace in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The farmland is located in the Upper Mississippi Watershed. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Reggie Liddell, DC in Stokes County works with a landowner in Forsyth County. Stables remain one of the few viable farming options in urban areas. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Wendell Jones, NRCS, DC and Ed Williams, landowner and Johnson County SWCD Commissioner, using the soil probe to take a soil sample on Williams' farm near Iowa City, Iowa. Credit: USDA.

NRCS DC Gary Kam discussing range management with Hawaii native rancher, Ethel Andrade of Waiamea, HI. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: DC
 

"Dc subway seats" by Jason Levesque
Commentary: "Pretty pretty pretty dc subway seats ."		"DC Streets1" by Scott Ratcliffe
Commentary: "Walking around washington dc at night. this was with a long exposure time, but i cant remember it honestly, with a fuse box as a form of makeshit tripod..."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "DC".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Electricity; voltage; volts; power; AC; DC; current; electromagneticism; electron; galvanism; heat; hot stuff; ignition; juice; light; magneticism; neutron; positron; proton; radioactivity; service; spark; tension; utilities; energy; kilowatts.Electricity; voltage; volts; power; AC; DC; current; electromagneticism; electron; galvanism; heat; hot stuff; ignition; juice; light; magneticism; neutron; positron; proton; radioactivity; service; spark; tension; utilities; energy; kilowatts.
Electricity; voltage; volts; power; AC; DC; current; electromagneticism; electron; galvanism; heat; hot stuff; ignition; juice; light; magneticism; neutron; positron; proton; radioactivity; service; spark; tension; utilities; energy; kilowatts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DC

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Also, the competitiveness of DC solutions remains strong in the field of in brush wear detection. (references)

Battery driven vehicles that continue to utilize DC technology is one area that remains important. (references)

This may explain the strong growth of Boston, New England and Washington, DC as destinations for Italian leisure travelers. (references)

Economic History

The Holy See

NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 333-7121. (references)

San Marino

Area: 60 sq. km.; about one-third the size of Washington, DC. (references)

Grenada

Area: 344 sq. km. (133 sq. mi.); about twice the size of Washington, DC. (references)

Trade

Morocco

Contact: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, Guarantees Dept. (references)

Kenya

The Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC (address: 2249 R Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008; Tel: 202-387-6101) and other Kenyan embassies may issue the import license. (references)

Kazakhstan

For more information about TDA activities, contact: Dan Stein, Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, SA-16, Room 309, Washington, DC 20523-1602; Tel: (703) 875-4357; Fax: (703) 875-4009. (references)

Travel

Chad

Both are available from the Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. (references)

Qatar

Qatari visas may be obtained through the Qatari Embassy in Washington, DC, the Qatari Consulate in Houston, Texas, and the Qatari Mission to the United Nations in New York. (references)

Norway

The pamphlet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 and via the Internet at http://www:access.gpo.gov/su docs. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DC

"DC" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.84% of the time. "DC" is used about 853 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)96.84%8268,477
Noun (singular)3.16%2766,962
                    Total100.00%853N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: DC

CountryNameCountryName
South Korea

DC Chemical Company Limited

USA

Sears DC Corp

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: DC

Expressions using "DC": a dc ♦ Bromanate DC ♦ DC bus ♦ DC chromic process ♦ DC current ♦ DC filter ♦ DC form factor ♦ DC network ♦ DC signaling ♦ DC signalling ♦ DC silicone antifoam ♦ electrode DC resistance ♦ gnu DC ♦ Myphetane DC ♦ washington dc. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "DC": dc-ac converter, dc-arc, dc-based, DC-coded, dc-restoration, dc-rom.

Ending with "DC": ac-dc, di-dc, rms-to-dc.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DC

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

washington dc

249,962

washington dc weather

322

ac dc

7,814

ac dc converter

293

dc

5,596

washington dc tourism

273

washington dc hotel

3,037

dc to dc converter

271

dc comic

2,182

ac dc tab

268

dc shoes

1,429

dc sports

233

washington dc metro

1,183

dc public school

227

dc metro

1,159

dc united

218

dc talk

744

dc dmv

217

washington dc tour

671

apartment washington dc

211

ac dc lyrics

586

washington dc zoo

194

washington dc map

571

ac dc inverter

190

dc lottery

463

escort washington dc

183

dc motor

453

union station washington dc

183

dc escort

434

flower washington dc

182

dc eros

420

washington dc job

172

dc power supply

398

brushless carbon carbonmonixide co co2 co2 controller controller dc dioxide motor motor motor sensor sensor sensor sensor speed speed temperature

169

washington dc restaurant

363

steve dc

165

dc government

344

washington dc real estate

164

washington dc event

336

dc hub

163
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DC

Language Translations for "DC"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

直流. (various references)

   

Danish

  

DC-siliconeantiskum (DC silicone antifoam), DC flip-flop (dc flip-flop), jævnstrømsforsyning (DC supply, direct current supply), elektrode jævnspændingsresistans (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), elektroderesistans for jævnstrøm (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), fælg med konisk profil (DC rim, drop-centre rim, one-piece rim), jævnspændingsgenindsætning (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), jævnstrøm (DC current, direct current), jævnstrømsamleskinne (DC bus, direct current bus), jævnstrømsformfaktor (DC form factor, direct current form factor), Washington (Washington DC), jævnstrømsmotor med børster (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), jævnstrømsnet (DC network, direct current network), jævnstrømssignalering (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), laminær diffus ektopi (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), maaling af jaevnstroemsledespaendingsfald (DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), separat jaevnstroemsdrift af hver enkelt akse (electric DC drives to all axes), signalklampning (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), statisk forstærkning (DC gain), jævnstrømsfilter (DC filter, direct current filter). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

DC silicon-antischuim (DC silicone antifoam), DC-flipflop (dc flip-flop), diffuse laminaire heterotopie (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), gelijkstroomversterking (DC gain), g.s. (DC current, direct current), gelijkspanningsnet (DC network, direct current network), gelijkstroom (DC current, direct current), gelijkstroom chroomzuuranodiseren (DC chromic process, direct current chromic process), gelijkstroombegrenzer (DC fuse, direct current fuse), gelijkstroommotor met borstels (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), afzonderlijke gelijkstroomaandrijving van alle assen (electric DC drives to all axes), gelijkstroomsignalering (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), Washington (Washington DC), gelijkstroomverzamelrail (DC bus, direct current bus), gelijkstroomvoeding (DC supply, direct current supply), gelijkstroomvormfactor (DC form factor, direct current form factor), gelijkstroomweerstand van een elektrode (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), herstellen van de werkzame nulcomponent (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), meting van de voorwaartse gelijkspanningsval (DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), scheefbedvelg (DC rim, drop-centre rim, one-piece rim), signalering met gelijkstroomcodes (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), ventielsmoorspoel (DC filter, direct current filter), gelijkstroompuls (DC pulse). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

diffuusi laminaarinen heterotopia (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), DC-vippa (dc flip-flop), DC-merkinanto (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), Washington (Washington DC), tasavirtavahvistus (DC gain), tasavirtamerkinanto (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), tasavirta (direct currect), tasavirran muotokerroin (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor), tasatason palautus (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), tasasähköverkko (d.c.network, DC network, direct current network), tasasähkösuodatin (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter), tasajännitteen muotokerroin (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor). (various references)

   

French

  

jante à base creuse (DC rim), antimousse au DC silicone (DC silicone antifoam), barre-bus continue (DC bus), barres de distribution DC (DC busbars), bascule anti-parasite,bascule anti-bruit (dc flip-flop), commandes électriques en courant continu sur tous les axes (electric DC drives to all axes), courant continu (DC current), facteur de forme du courant continu (DC form factor), filtre côté continu (DC filter), filtre côté courant continu (DC filter), génératrice à courant continu (dc generator), gain statique (DC gain), hétérotopie laminaire diffuse (DC syndrome), alimentation en continu (DC supply), image-D (DC-coded picture), Washington (Washington DC), jante en une pièce (DC rim), limiteur de courant continu (DC fuse), monocuve à courant continu (DC single vessel), moteur à courant continu avec balais (DC motor with brushes), procédé chromique en courant continu (DC chromic process), procédé sulfurique en courant continu (dc sulfuric process), réseau à tension continue (DC network), résistance d'électrode en courant continu (electrode DC resistance), restitution de composante continue (DC clamping, DC restoration), signalisation en courant continu (DC signaling, DC signalling), système de commutation par courant continu à bas voltage (low-voltage DC switching system), test de chute de tension directe en continu (DC forward-voltage-drop test), vibreur convertisseur (DC converter), hacheur (DC converter). (various references)

   

German

  

Gleichstrom (d.c., direct current). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φίλτρο συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter), δίκτυο συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.network, DC network, direct current network), δοκιμή πτώσης ορθής τάσης συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.forward-voltage-drop test, DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), διάχυτη πεταλιοειδής ετεροτοπία (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), τροφοδοτικός αγωγός συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), τροφοδότηση με συνεχές (d.c.supply, DC supply, direct current supply), απολαβή DC (DC gain), αποκατάσταση DC (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), flip-flop συνεχούς ρεύματος (dc flip-flop), επιχρωμίωση συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.chromic process, DC chromic process, direct current chromic process), Ουάσιγκτον (Washington DC), περιοριστική διάταξη συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.fuse, DC fuse, direct current fuse), μπάρα συνεχούς (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), σηματοδοσία συνεχούς ρεύματος (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), συντελεστής μορφής συνεχούς ρεύματος (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor), συνεχορρευματική σηματοδοσία (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), συνεχές ρεύμα (direct current), κινητήρας συνεχούς ρεύματος με ψήκτρες (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), αποκατάσταση συνεχούς ρεύματος (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping). (various references)

   

Italian

  

fusibile a corrente continua (d.c.fuse, DC fuse, direct current fuse), alimentazione in corrente continua (d.c.supply, DC supply, direct current supply), barra collettrice in c.c. (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), barra di distribuzione in c.c. (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), bus in corrente continua (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), cerchio a base conica (DC rim, drop-centre rim, one-piece rim), corrente continua (direct current), corrente costante (d.c., DC current, direct current), eterotopia laminare diffusa (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), fattore di forma in corrente continua (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor), filtro lato continua (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter), alimentazione in c.c. (d.c.supply, DC supply, direct current supply), flip-flop a corrente continua (dc flip-flop), Washington (Washington DC), guadagno statico (DC gain), motore a corrente continua con spazzole (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), per ogni asse dovranno funzionare sistemi di avanzamento elettrici a corrente continua (electric DC drives to all axes), piazzola prova motori DC-9 (DC-9 engine testing emplacement), processo cromico in corrente continua (d.c.chromic process, DC chromic process, direct current chromic process), prova della caduta di tensione diretta in c.c. (d.c.forward-voltage-drop test, DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), resistenza di elettrodo in corrente continua (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), rete a corrente continua (d.c.network, DC network, direct current network), rigenerazione di componente continua (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), segnalazione in corrente continua (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), vibratore (buzzer), filtro lato corrente continua (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

피해 통제. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

dcay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

Washington (Washington DC), resistência de eléctrodo em corrente contínua (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), rede de tensão contínua (d.c.network, DC network, direct current network), processo crómico em corrente contínua (d.c.chromic process, DC chromic process, direct current chromic process), motor de corrente contínua com escovas (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), jante cónica (DC rim, drop-centre rim, one-piece rim), fusível de corrente contínua (d.c.fuse, DC fuse, direct current fuse), flip-flop c.c. (dc flip-flop), filtro de corrente contínua (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter), factor de forma da corrente contínua (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor), ensaio por queda de tensao directa em c.c. (d.c.forward-voltage-drop test, DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), corrente contínua (d.c., DC current, direct current), conversor cc-ca (dc-ac converter), barra condutora corrente contínua (d.c.bus, DC bus, direct current bus), alimentação de corrente contínua (d.c.supply, DC supply, direct current supply). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

округ колумбия (district of columbia). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

dc-ac convertidor (dc-ac converter), heterotopia en bandas generalizada (DC syndrome, double cortex syndrome, laminar heterotopic grey matter, SCLH, subcortical laminar heterotopia), c.c. (d.c., DC current, direct current), CC (appropriation, call control state U4, call delivered, cirrocumulus, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, commitment appropriation, credit adjudication, d.c., DC current, delivered, direct current, granting of credit, Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands), corriente continua (d.c., direct current), cromado con corriente continua (d.c.chromic process, DC chromic process, direct current chromic process), ensayo de caída de tensión directa en c.c. (d.c.forward-voltage-drop test, DC forward-voltage-drop test, direct current forward-voltage-drop test), factor de forma de la corriente continua (d.c.form factor, DC form factor, direct current form factor), fijación de nivel de señal (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), biestable de CC (dc flip-flop), ganancia en CC (DC gain), Washington (Washington), limitador de corriente continua (d.c.fuse, DC fuse, direct current fuse), llanta cónica (DC rim, drop-centre rim, one-piece rim), motor de corriente continua con escobillas (DC motor with brushes, direct-current motor with brushes), procedimiento sulfúrico en corriente continua (dc sulfuric process), red de corriente continua (d.c.network, DC network, direct current network), resistencia de electrodo en corriente continua (electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance), restitución de la componente continua (DC clamping, DC restoration, signal clamping), señalización por corriente continua (DC signaling, DC signalling, direct current signaling, direct current signalling), filtro de corriente continua (d.c.filter, DC filter, direct current filter). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

likström (direct current). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: DC

Derivations

Words containing "DC": bedchair, bedchairs, bedchamber, bedchambers, bedclothes, bedcover, bedcovering, bedcoverings, bedcovers, birdcage, birdcages, birdcall, birdcalls, bloodcurdling, breadcrumb, breadcrumbs, broadcast, broadcasted, broadcaster, broadcasters, broadcasting, broadcasts, broadcloth, broadcloths, cardcase, cardcases, coldcock, coldcocked, coldcocking, coldcocks, friedcake, friedcakes, godchild, godchildren, grandchild, grandchildren, handcar, handcars, handcart, handcarts, handclasp, handclasps, handcraft, handcrafted, handcrafting, handcrafts, handcraftsman, handcraftsmanship, handcraftsmanships, handcraftsmen, handcuff. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DC

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "c-d"
 

+1 letter: cad, cod, cud, doc.

 

+2 letters: aced, acid, cade, cadi, cads, caid, card, cede, cedi, chad, chid, clad, clod, coda, code, cods, coed, cold, cord, crud, cuds, cued, curd, dace, deck, deco, dice, dick, disc, dock, docs, duce, duci, duck, duct, iced, odic, scad, scud.

 

+3 letters: ached, acids, acidy, acned, acold, acred, acrid, acted, adunc, alcid, arced, asdic, caddy, cades, cadet, cadge, cadgy, cadis, cadre, caged, caids, caird, caked, candy, caned, canid, caped, cards, cared, cased, cauld, caved, cawed, cebid, cedar, ceded, ceder, cedes, cedis, cered, chads, chard, chide, child, chord, cider, cited, clade, clads, clods, cloud, clued, codas, codec, coded, coden, coder, codes, codex, codon, coeds, coked, colds, coled, condo, coned, cooed, coped, cords, cored, coted, coude, could, coved, cowed, coxed, coyed, credo, creed, cried, crowd, crude, cruds, cubed, cuddy, cupid, curds, curdy, cured, cycad, cyder, daces, dacha, dance, daric, decaf, decal, decay, decks, decor, decos, decoy, decry, deice, deuce, diced, dicer, dices, dicey, dicks, dicky, dicot, dicta, dicty, disci, disco, discs, ditch, docks, dolce, dolci, domic, douce, dreck, ducal, ducat, duces, duchy, ducks, ducky, ducts, dunce, dunch, duroc, dutch, eched, edict, educe, educt, faced, iodic, laced, lucid, ludic, maced, medic, mucid, nicad, octad, paced, pudic, raced, riced, scads, scald, scend, scold, scrod, scudi, scudo, scuds, sodic, viced.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art 		9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Company Usage 		13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Abbreviations 		17. Acronyms
18. Derivations
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography


  

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