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acronym

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

Translations

acronymnoun

acronyms

/ˈækrənɪm/

/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

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’.

acronymadjective

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

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.