nc

IPA: ŋk

Root Word: NC

(computing theory) Nick's Class, the complexity class of decision problems solvable in polylogarithmic time using a polynomial number of processors.
(US, aviation) prefix code for NASA research cargo plane designations.
Abbreviation of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. [A state of the United States situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia. Capital: Raleigh.]
(chemistry) Abbreviation of nitrocellulose. [(organic chemistry) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.]
(law) Initialism of nolo contendere, no contest, a plea in criminal cases. [(law) No contest. A plea by a defendant accused of a crime that, without admitting guilt, does not dispute the charge.]
(linguistics) Initialism of noun class. [(linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family.]
(audio) Initialism of noise control.
(audio) Initialism of noise cancellation. [(sound, headphones) The active cancellation of outside noise by creation of an inverse waveform to null out noise soundwaves within the subject environment.]

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