au
IPA: ˈoʊ
Root Word: Au
noun
- A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
- A surname.
- Abbreviation of atomic unit.
- Abbreviation of arbitrary unit. [(sciences, technology) A relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined reference measurement.]
- Abbreviation of astronomical unit. [(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.]
- Abbreviation of Absorbance Units.
- (medicine, dermatology) Initialism of alopecia universalis. [(medicine, dermatology) The most severe form of alopecia areata, involving the loss of hair from the entire body.]
- (astronomy) Initialism of astronomical unit. [(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.]
- Initialism of angstrom unit.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of alternate universe. [(physics, cosmology) A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings.]
- Initialism of arbitrary unit. [(sciences, technology) A relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined reference measurement.]
- Initialism of African Union. [A multinational organisation consisting of 54 African nations.]
adjective
- (numismatics) Initialism of almost uncirculated.
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Examples of "au" in Sentences
- Induction of apoptosis and au...
- Quantitative monitoring of au...
- Au is currently authoring a book.
- Lets not say adieu, simply au revoir.
- Look at the link in the AEC section of AU.
- The AU article is the particular case in point.
- At the beginning of the section the radius was 30 AU.
- The canned answers being used in the US, UK, and AU state the untrue.
- Au's first paper on the echolocation of dolphins surprised a few people.
- The inner part of the disk is asymmetric and shows structure in the inner 40 AU.