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acronym

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

Translations

acronymnoun

acronyms

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

acronymeTerme courant pour un sigle prononcé comme un mot.

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA est un acronyme de National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

sigleTerme général pour une suite formée des initiales de plusieurs mots.

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

Le sigle « FBI » signifie Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Synonyms

short form

contracted form

acronymverb

acronymed

Past Simple

acronymed

Past Participle

acronyming

Gerund

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

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

Additional translations

acronymiserEmploi rare, surtout en linguistique ou en contexte technique.

acronymadjective

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

acronymiqueTerme de linguistique, relatif aux acronymes.

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

Le glossaire est plein d’abréviations acronymiques que les nouveaux venus peuvent ne pas comprendre.

acronymnoun

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.

acronymverb

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

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

acronymadjective

Relating to or consisting of acronyms.

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