A/C
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3.0
- noun
- /eɪ si/
- The A/C in my car is broken, so I need to get it repaired before our road trip.
- A/C vents
- A/C system
- A/C unit
Examples
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To stay cool during the heatwave, she turned on the A/C and settled down with a book.
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What happened to the A/C?
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I'll just turn on the A/C.
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A/C must be a plus, as with all that glass it could get pretty hot.
Blog text (30) -
Just recently, I started getting a rough idle, but only when the A/C is turned on.
Blog text (31) -
The temperature was nearly one hundred degrees out, and with the A/C off, the car was quickly turning into a convection oven.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Laundromat has added A/C and ceiling fans to replace the single portable fan it used to have.
Blog text (12) -
I'm trying to get weaned off of it; for the time being, I need occasional access to A/C.
Blog text (12) -
Right here—the A/C button.
Fiction book (1994) -
Already, perspiration pooled in the hollows of my body, and I cursed the fact that the A/C was out again in my nine-year-old Acura Integra.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
110
3.0
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
61
2.8
A machine that cools and removes water from the air in a room or building
2
2.0
A machine that cools and dries the air in a room or building
Surface Forms
Etymology
A/C is a short form of air conditioning, made from the everyday words air and condition, where 'condition' here means 'to change'. So, A/C is the name for the machine that makes the air cooler and drier.