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acronym

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

acronymsubstantiv

acronyms

Pl.

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

Übersetzungen

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA — это акроним для Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства.

Definitionen

A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words but not necessarily pronounced as a word.

The acronym 'FBI' stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Synonyme

short form

contracted form

acronymverb

acronymed

Präteritum

acronymed

Partizip Perfekt

acronyming

Gerundium

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

Used chiefly in technical or informal registers to mean ‘to convert (a phrase) into an acronym’.

Definitionen

To convert (a phrase, title, or name) into an acronym.

The task force acronymed the project name to make documentation easier.

acronymadjektiv

Attributive use: used before another noun to mean ‘made up of acronyms’ or ‘relating to acronyms’ (e.g. “acronym jargon”).

Definitionen

Relating to or consisting of acronyms.

The glossary is full of acronym abbreviations that newcomers may not understand.