CD

1.
certificate of deposit.
2.
Civil Defense.
3.
Community Development.
4.
compact disk.

Cd

Symbol, Chemistry
1.
cadmium.

cd

1.
candela; candelas.
2.
Also, cd. cord; cords.

C/D

1.
certificate of deposit.
Also, c/d.

C.D.

1.
certificate of deposit.
2.
Civil Defense.
3.
civil disobedience.
4.
Congressional District.

c.d.

1.
cash discount.
Examples from the web for CD
  • The original cast recording was released originally by rca records and later on CD.
  • Another popular savings method that ing direct offers is a certificate of deposit, or CD.
  • Software to view and perform simple edits to images is included on the CD.
British Dictionary definitions for CD

cd1

abbreviation
1.
cash discount
symbol
2.
candela

cd2

abbreviation
1.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Cd

abbreviation
1.
(in Britain) command (paper)
Chemical symbol
2.
cadmium

CD

abbreviation
1.
compact disc
2.
Civil Defence (Corps)
3.
Corps Diplomatique (Diplomatic Corps)
4.
Conference on Disarmament: a United Nations standing conference, held in Geneva, to negotiate a global ban on chemical weapons
5.
(in the US and Canada) certificate of deposit Also C.D.

c/d

abbreviation
1.
carried down
Word Origin and History for CD

1979 as an abbreviation of compact disc as a system of information storage.

CD in Medicine

cd abbr.
candela

Cd
The symbol for the element cadmium.

CD in Science
Cd  
The symbol for cadmium.
cadmium
  (kād'mē-əm)   
Symbol Cd
A rare, soft, bluish-white metallic element that occurs mainly in zinc, copper, and lead ores. Cadmium is plated onto other metals and alloys to prevent corrosion, and it is used in rechargeable batteries and in nuclear control rods as a neutron absorber. Atomic number 48; atomic weight 112.41; melting point 320.9°C; boiling point 765°C; specific gravity 8.65; valence 2. See Periodic Table.
CD in Technology


Compact Disc


1. change directory.
2. The country code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire, zr).
(1999-01-27)
Related Abbreviations for CD

cd

candela

Cd

cadmium

CD

  1. certificate of deposit
  2. cesarean delivery
  3. civil defense
  4. cluster of differentiation
  5. collision detection
  6. compact disc
  7. cycle day

c.d.

cash discount

C/D

  1. carried down
  2. certificate of deposit
Encyclopedia Article for CD

candela

unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 1012 hertz and has a radiant intensity in that same direction of 1683 watt per steradian (unit solid angle). The candela has replaced the standard candle or lamp as a unit of luminous intensity in calculations involving artificial lighting and is sometimes called the "new candle."

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