dc has definitions from the fields of government,geography,physics,electricity
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[ noun ] (government,geography) the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia

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(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

For further information contact Director , Office_of_Business_Economics , U.S._Department_of_Commerce , Washington 25 , D.C. .

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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

Synonyms

direct_current

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(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

A set of tables containing spectral intensities for 39000 lines of 70 elements , as observed in a copper matrix in a d-c arc , was completed and published .

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