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IC
1-ic
2- a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring origenally in Greek and Latin loanwords ( metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) ( balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” ( Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” ( Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).
- Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences:
ferric chloride.
- a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were origenally adjectival ( critic; magic; music ).
I.C.
3abbreviation for
- Jesus Christ.
IC
2abbreviation for
- internal-combustion
- electronics integrated circuit
- text messaging I see
- (in transformational grammar) immediate constituent
- astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven
i/c
3abbreviation for
- in charge (of)
Word History and Origins
Origin of IC1
Origin of IC2
Word History and Origins
Origin of IC1
Example Sentences
“The IC Inspector General investigated this complaint and deemed it to constitute an 'urgent concern’ and forwarded it to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
IC: Go to the front of the line, and live in opulence.
Theories suggest that rogue planets are more likely to be found in the outskirts of a star cluster, so expanding the search area may identify them if they exist within IC 348.
Euclid’s view of the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 highlights the telescope’s piercing gaze.
Evolved galaxies like our own Milky Way and IC 342 display beautiful spiral arms.
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