IC

¹

plural

ICs 

1. immediate constituent.

2. Electronics.,  integrated circuit.

3. intensive care.

-ic

²

1. a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).

2. Chemistry.,  a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences.

   ferric chloride.

3. a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival (critic; magic; music ).

I.C.

³

abbreviation

1. Jesus Christ.

IC

¹

abbreviation

1. internal-combustion

2. electronics integrated circuit

3. text messaging I see

4. (in transformational grammar) immediate constituent

5. astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven

-ic

²

suffix

1. of, relating to, or resembling See also -ical

   allergic

   Germanic

   periodic

2. (in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher of two possible valence states Compare -ous

   ferric

   stannic

i/c

³

abbreviation

1. in charge (of)

Word History and Origins

Origin of IC¹

Middle English -ic, -ik, from Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin ); in some words replacing -ique, from French, from Latin -icus

Origin of IC²

< Latin I ( ēsus ) C ( hrīstus )

Word History and Origins

Origin of IC¹

from Latin -icus or Greek -ikos; -ic also occurs in nouns that represent a substantive use of adjectives ( magic ) and in nouns borrowed directly from Latin or Greek ( critic, music )

Example Sentences

In recent years, thousands of Tibetans in India have emigrated to Western countries using the IC, which some nations accept for visa applications.

From BBC

In his message, Waltz congratulates Pete - referring to Hegseth, as well as the IC, shorthand for "intelligence community" and Kurilla, a reference to Michael Kurilla, a US Army General who oversees Central Command, a regional combatant command with responsibility over the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia.

From BBC

“In the trenches for truth: Looking back on the career of IC’s Jeff Cohen,” Ithaca Times, April 19, 2018.

From Slate

“The information seen first-hand by this whistleblower directly contradicts the asserted conclusions that US personnel, particularly within the IC, are not being attacked by a foreign power using some sort of directed energy. It asserts the existence of classified documents, which are specifically identified in the complaint, is being deliberately covered up, including being withheld from other investigating federal agencies,” Zaid said.

From Salon

“The IC Inspector General investigated this complaint and deemed it to constitute an 'urgent concern’ and forwarded it to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.

From Salon

Related Words

• chip 
• circuitry 
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• microprocessor 
• silicon chip