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cS

 
centistoke; centistokes.
Also, cs

cs.

 
case; cases.

C/S

 
cycles per second.

C.S.

 
1. chief of staff.
2. Christian Science.
3. Christian Scientist.
4. Civil Service.
5. Confederate States.

c.s.

 
1. capital stock.
2. civil service.

C, c

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–noun, plural C's or Cs, c's or cs.
1. the third letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter C or c, as in cat, race, or circle.
3. something having the shape of a C.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter C or c.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter C or c.
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c 1 or C   (sē)   
n.   pl. c's or C's also cs or Cs

  1. The third letter of the modern English alphabet.

  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter c.

  3. The third in a series.

  4. Something shaped like the letter C.

  5. C The third best or third highest in quality or rank: a mark of C on a term paper.

  6. Music

    1. The first tone in the scale of C major or the third tone in the relative minor scale.

    2. A key or scale in which the tone of C is the tonic.

    3. A written or printed note representing this tone.

    4. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.

ce·si·um also cae·si·um   (sē'zē-əm)   
n.   Symbol Cs
A soft, silvery-white ductile metal, liquid at room temperature, the most electropositive and alkaline of the elements, used in photoelectric cells and to catalyze hydrogenation of some organic compounds. Atomic number 55; atomic weight 132.905; melting point 28.5°C; boiling point 690°C; specific gravity 1.87; valence 1. See Table at element.

[From Latin caesius, bluish gray (from its blue spectral lines).]
chief of staff  
n.   pl. chiefs of staff Abbr. C. of S. or CS

  1. The ranking officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, responsible to the secretary of his or her branch and to the President.

  2. The senior military staff officer at the division level or higher.

civil service  
n.   Abbr. CS

  1. Those branches of public service that are not legislative, judicial, or military and in which employment is usually based on competitive examination.

  2. The entire body of persons employed by the civil branches of a government.

Cs  
The symbol for the element cesium.
CS  
abbr.  

  1. capital stock

  2. chief of staff

  3. Christian Science

  4. civil service

  5. conditioned stimulus

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cs
Function: abbreviation
1 case
2 cesarean section
3 conditioned stimulus
4 consciousness
5 corticosteroid
6 current strength

Main Entry: Cs
Function: symbol
cesium

Main Entry: CS
Pronunciation: "sE-'es
Function: noun
: a potent lacrimatory and nausea-producing gas C10H5ClN2 used in riotcontrol and chemical warfare
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Cs
The symbol for the element cesium.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
cs

  1. cesarean section

  2. Czech

Cs
cesium
CS

  1. capital stock

  2. caught stealing

  3. chief of staff

  4. cervical spine

  5. Christian Science

  6. civil service

  7. conditioned stimulus

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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