-ic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ic \-ic\ [L. -icus, Gr. ?: cf. F. -ique.]
     1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or
        characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Chem.) A suffix, denoting that the element indicated
        enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or
        with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where
        the name of the element ends in -ous; as, ferric,
        sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense of
        pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ic
       adj : being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}]
       n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry
           out intelligence activities for the United States
           Government; headed by the Director of Central
           Intelligence [syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National
           Intelligence Community}, {United States Intelligence
           Community}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IC
       Integrated Circuit
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  IC
       
          1.  {integrated circuit}.
       
          2. {Independent Carrier}.
       
          3. {Imperial College}.
       
          (1997-04-12)