IC
plural ICs. immediate constituent.
Electronics. integrated circuit.
intensive care.
Other definitions for -ic (2 of 3)
a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally 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 originally adjectival (critic; magic; music).
Origin of -ic
2Other definitions for I.C. (3 of 3)
Jesus Christ.
Origin of I.C.
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British Dictionary definitions for IC (1 of 3)
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
British Dictionary definitions for -ic (2 of 3)
of, relating to, or resembling: allergic; Germanic; periodic See also -ical
(in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher of two possible valence states: ferric; stannic Compare -ous (def. 2)
Origin of -ic
2British Dictionary definitions for i/c (3 of 3)
in charge (of)
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