EC

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec" and ЕС

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

EC

1. (metrology) Symbol for exacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 10¹⁸ coulombs.

Etymology 2

Symbol

EC

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Ecuador.

   Synonym: ECU (alpha-3)

See also

• EC on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

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EC

Wikipedia

Noun

EC (countable and uncountable, plural ECs)

1. Initialism of earth closet.

   Coordinate term: WC

2. (electronics) Initialism of edge combiner.
3. (countable, physics) Initialism of electron capture.
4. (uncountable, geology, astronomy) Initialism of enstatite chondrite.
5. (anatomy) Initialism of entorhinal cortex.
6. (uncountable, chemistry) Initialism of ethylene carbonate.
7. Initialism of error correction.
8. (uncountable) Initialism of eye contact.
9. Initialism of emergency contraception

Related terms

• DEC (“diethylcarbonate”)
• DMC (“dimethylcarbonate”)
• EMC (“ethylmethylcarbonate”)
• PC (“propylene carbonate”)

Proper noun

EC

1. (international law) Initialism of European Communities (1952–2009).
2. (international law) Initialism of European Community (1958–1993).

   Synonym: (dated) EEC

3. (politics, economics) Initialism of European Commission.
4. (transport) Abbreviation of EuroCity.

Derived terms

• EC6
• EC9
• EC10
• EC12

Related terms

• EU (“European Union”)

Adjective

EC (not comparable)

1. Initialism of east/eastern Caribbean.

Anagrams

• -ce, C.E., CE, ce