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Definitions: ECT |
ECTNoun1. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ECT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references) |
| 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 |
ECT | Dutch | Elektroconvulsietherapie | N/A |
ECT | English | Electrochemical treeing | N/A |
ECT | Finnish | Eksplisiittinen soitonsiirto | Post & Telecom |
ECT | French | Transfert d'appel explicite | Post & Telecom |
ECT | German | Emissions-Computer-Tomographie | Electrical Engineering, Medicine |
ECT | Italian | Trasferimento esplicito chiamata | Post & Telecom |
ECT | Portuguese | TĂșnel de Evans | Physics, Transportation |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ECTSynonyms: electroconvulsive therapy (n), electroshock (n), electroshock therapy (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: ECT |
| English words defined with "ECT": Face mold, Fagend, False papers. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Numerous ECT studies have been conducted with animal models. (references) | |
In the early days of ECT, mortality was a significant problem. (references) | ||
ECT has not been useful in chronically ill schizophrenic patients. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ECT" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 47.06% of the time. "ECT" is used about 34 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) | 47.06% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (singular) | 35.29% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (common) | 11.76% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.88% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 34 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; 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 |
ect | 219 |
mail box ect | 188 |
kitchen ect | 69 |
collection ect | 40 |
ect software | 16 |
ect treatment | 14 |
ect therapy | 13 |
collectible ect | 8 |
ect sensor | 6 |
ect s | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ect"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | ectay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ECT": ectases, ectasis, ectatic, ecthyma, ecthymata, ectoderm, ectodermal, ectoderms, ectomere, ectomeres, ectomorph, ectomorphic, ectomorphs, ectoparasite, ectoparasites, ectoparasitic, ectopia, ectopias, ectopic, ectopically, ectoplasm, ectoplasmic, ectoplasms, ectosarc, ectosarcs, ectotherm, ectothermic, ectotherms, ectotrophic, ectozoa, ectozoan, ectozoans, ectozoon, ectypal, ectype, ectypes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ECT": abject, acrolect, advect, affect, aftereffect, architect, aspect, bisect, cathect, circumspect, codirect, coeffect, coerect, collect, complect, confect, connect, convect, correct, counterproject, defect, deflect, deject, deselect, detect, dialect, direct, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disject, disrespect, dissect, effect, eject, elect, erect, expect, exsect, genuflect, grapholect, hypercorrect, idiolect, imperfect, incorrect, indirect, infect, inflect, inject, insect, inspect, intellect, interconnect, interject, intersect, introject, introspect, megaproject, microinject, misconnect, misdirect, neglect, nonarchitect, nonelect, noninsect, nonsubject, object, obtect, overcorrect, overdirect, overprotect, pandect, perfect, pluperfect, porrect, praefect, praelect, preelect, preerect, prefect, prelect, preselect, project, prosect, prospect, protect, recollect, reconnect, redefect, redirect, reeject, reelect, reerect, refect, reflect, reinfect, reinject, reinspect, reject, reobject, resect, respect, resurrect, retrospect, sect, select, semierect, subdialect, suberect, subject, subproject, subsect, superinfect, suspect, traject, transect, transfect, trisect, unperfect, vivisect. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ECT": abjection, abjections, abjectly, abjectness, abjectnesses, acatalectic, acatalectics, acrolects, adjectival, adjectivally, adjective, adjectively, adjectives, adrenalectomies, adrenalectomized, adrenalectomy, advected, advecting, advection, advections, advective, advects, affectabilities, affectability, affectable, affectation, affectations, affected, affectedly, affectedness, affectednesses, affecter, affecters, affecting, affectingly, affection, affectional, affectionally, affectionate, affectionately, affectioned, affectionless, affections, affective, affectively, affectivities, affectivity, affectless, affectlessness, affectlessnesses, affects, aftereffects, amylopectin, amylopectins, analecta, analects, anorectic, anorectics, antielectron, antielectrons, antireflection, antireflective, antirejection, antivivisection, antivivisectionist, antivivisectionists, apoplectic, apoplectically, appendectomies, appendectomy, appendicectomies, appendicectomy, architectonic, architectonically, architectonics, architects, architectural, architecturally, architecture, architectures, aspects, aspectual, atelectases, atelectasis, autoinfection, autoinfections, bespectacled, bidialectal, bidialectalism, bidialectalisms, bidirectional, bidirectionally, bijection, bijections, bijective, bioelectric, bioelectrical, bioelectricities, bioelectricity, bisected, bisecting, bisection, bisectional, bisectionally, bisections, bisector, bisectors, bisects, bronchiectases, bronchiectasis, cachectic, catalectic, catalectics, cathected, cathectic, cathecting, cathects, cholecystectomies, cholecystectomized, cholecystectomy, circumspection, circumspections, circumspectly, clitorectomies, clitorectomy, clitoridectomies, clitoridectomy, codirected, codirecting, codirection, codirections, codirector, codirectors, codirects, coeffects, coerected, coerecting, coerects, collectable, collectables, collectanea, collected, collectedly, collectedness, collectednesses, collectible, collectibles, collecting, collection, collections, collective, collectively, collectives, collectivise, collectivised, collectivises, collectivising, collectivism, collectivisms, collectivist, collectivistic, collectivistically, collectivists, collectivities, collectivity, collectivization, collectivizations, collectivize, collectivized, collectivizes, collectivizing, collector, collectors, collectorship, collectorships, collects, colorectal, complected, complecting, complects, confected, confecting, confection, confectionaries, confectionary, confectioner, confectioneries, confectioners, confectionery, confections, confects, conjectural, conjecturally, conjecture, conjectured, conjecturer, conjecturers, conjectures, conjecturing, connectable, connected, connectedly, connectedness, connectednesses, connecter, connecters, connectible, connecting, connection, connectional, connections, connective, connectively, connectives, connectivities, connectivity, connector, connectors, connects, conspectus, conspectuses, convected, convecting, convection, convectional, convections, convective, convector, convectors, convects, correctable, corrected, correcter, correctest, correcting, correction, correctional, corrections, correctitude, correctitudes, corrective, correctively, correctives, correctly, correctness, correctnesses, corrector, correctors, corrects, counterprojects, cryoprotectant, cryoprotectants, cryoprotective, defected, defecting, defection, defections, defective, defectively, defectiveness, defectivenesses, defectives, defector, defectors, defects, deflectable, deflected, deflecting, deflection, deflections, deflective, deflector, deflectors, deflects, dejecta, dejected, dejectedly, dejectedness, dejectednesses, dejecting, dejection, dejections, dejects, delectabilities, delectability, delectable, delectables, delectably, delectation, delectations, deselected, deselecting, deselects, detectabilities, detectability, detectable, detected, detecter, detecters, detecting, detection, detections, detective, detectivelike, detectives, detector, detectors, detects, dialectal, dialectally, dialectic, dialectical, dialectically, dialectician, dialecticians, dialectics, dialectological, dialectologically, dialectologies, dialectologist, dialectologists, dialectology, dialects, dielectric, dielectrics, directed, directedness, directednesses, directer, directest, directing, direction, directional, directionalities, directionality, directionless, directionlessness, directionlessnesses, directions, directive, directives, directivities, directivity, directly, directness, directnesses, director, directorate, directorates, directorial, directories, directors, directorship, directorships, directory, directress, directresses, directrice, directrices, directrix, directrixes, directs, disaffected, disaffecting, disaffection, disaffections, disaffects, disconnected, disconnectedly, disconnectedness, disconnectednesses, disconnecting, disconnection, disconnections, disconnects, disinfectant, disinfectants, disinfected, disinfecting, disinfection, disinfections, disinfects, disjected, disjecting, disjects, disrespectabilities, disrespectability, disrespectable, disrespected, disrespectful, disrespectfully, disrespectfulness, disrespectfulnesses, disrespecting, disrespects, dissected, dissecting, dissection, dissections, dissector, dissectors. 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| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-t" | |
-1 letter: et. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-t" | |
+1 letter: cate, celt, cent, cete, cite, cote, cute, etch, etic, sect, tace. | |
+2 letters: aceta, acted, acute, cadet, caret, carte, caste, cater, cates, celts, cento, cents, centu, cesta, cesti, cetes, cheat, chert, chest, cheth, chute, cited, citer, cites, civet, cleat, cleft, clept, comet, comte, conte, coset, coted, cotes, covet, crate, crept, crest, cruet, culet, curet, cuter, cutes, cutey, cutie, eclat, edict, educt, eject, elect, enact, epact, erect, eruct, escot, ethic, evict, exact, facet, fetch, ketch, letch, octet, react, recta, recti, recto, recut, retch, scent, scute, sects, taces, tacet, tache, teach, techy, tecta, telic, tench, terce, teuch, theca, trace, trice, truce, twice, vetch, wecht. | |
+3 letters: abject, accent, accept, acetal, acetic, acetin, acetum, acetyl, active, acuate, acuter, acutes, advect, affect, ascent, aspect, atelic, avocet, becket, bisect, bucket, cablet, cachet, cadent, cadets, callet, camlet, canted, canter, cantle, caplet, capote, carate, carets, carnet, carpet, carted, cartel, carter, cartes, casket, caster, castes, castle, catena, caters, catted, cattie, cattle, caveat, cement, cenote, centai, cental, centas, center, centos, centra, centre, centum, cerate, cerite, cermet, certes, cestas, cestoi, cestos, cestus, cetane, chaeta, chalet, chaste, cheats, cherts, cherty, chests, chesty, chetah, cheths, chuted, chutes, citers, cither, citied, cities, citole, civets, claret, cleats, clefts, client, closet, clothe, coated, coatee, coater, coedit, coempt, cogent, collet, colter, comate, cometh, comets, comtes, contes, cooter, cootie, copter, coquet, cornet, corset, cortex, corvet, cosets, cosset, costae, costed, coster, coteau, cottae, cotter, cotype, couter, covert, covets, coyest, coyote, crated, crater, crates, create, credit, crests, cretic, cretin, cruets, cruset, cuesta, culets, cullet, curate, curets, curite, curter, curvet, cutely, cutest, cutesy, cuteys, cuties, cutler, cutlet, cutter, cuttle, cygnet, decant, deceit, decent, decoct, deduct, defect, deject, delict, deltic, depict, detach, detect, detick, direct, docent, docket, ducted, dulcet, ecarte, eclats, ectype, edicts, educts, effect, ejecta, ejects, elects, elicit, emetic, enacts, enatic, encyst, entice, epacts, erects, erotic, eructs, escort, escots, etched, etcher, etches, ethics, ethnic, evicts, exacta, exacts, except, excite, exotic, expect, exsect, facete, facets, faucet, fetich, fletch, gestic, hectic, hector, hepcat, iciest, incept, incest, incite, infect, inject, insect, itched, itches, jacket, kvetch, lancet, lectin, lector, lentic, locate, locket, lucent, luetic, metric, nectar, nicest, nicety, nocent, noetic, notice, object, obtect, ocelot, octane, octave, octets, oocyte, packet, pecten, pectic, pectin, peptic, picket, placet, pocket, poetic, preact, precut, rachet, racket, reacts, recant, recast, recent, recept, recite, rectal, rector, rectos, rectum, rectus, recuts, redact, refect, reject, relict, reluct, resect, retack, rochet, rocket, rotche, sachet, scathe, scents, scoter, scutes, scythe, secant, secret, sector, select, septic, sketch, socket, stacte, stance, stelic, stench, steric, taches, tacked, tacker, tacket, tackey, tackle, talced, tanrec, teacup, teched, techie, tectal, tectum, tenace, tenrec, terbic, tercel, terces, tercet, tetchy, thecae, thecal, thence, thetic, thrice, ticked, ticker, ticket, tickle, tierce, tocher, toecap, touche, traced, tracer, traces, trance, trench, triced, trices, troche, truced, truces, tucked, tucker, tucket, tusche, uncute, uretic, vacate, vector, wechts, wicket, wretch, yclept. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 43 54 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -.-. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01000011 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E C T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0043 0054 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)393754 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Abbreviations 10. Acronyms 11. Derivations 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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