Abbreviation in a sentence

D. (an abbreviation for the Latin Philosophiæ Doctor; or alternatively Doctor philosophiæ, D.Phil., meaning Teacher of Philosophy), or other research doctorate such as the Doctor of Science, or Sc.D. (an abbreviation of the Latin Scientiae Doctor).

For example, the abbreviation "in" for "inches" must be differentiated from the word "in", and the address "12 St John St." uses the same abbreviation for both "Saint" and "Street".

For these disciplines, the original master's degree abbreviation is combined with the dr. abbreviation thus resulting in for example "dr. ir.

However, often the abbreviation used for the singular is used also as the abbreviation for the plural; this is normal for most units of measurement and currency.

Measurement shorthand—symbol or abbreviation Road sign in China—"km" is a symbol, not an abbreviation, as it is not a contraction of a Chinese word Writers often use shorthand to denote units of measure.

The "Cdre" abbreviation for the OF-6 rank of commodore is sometimes confused with the "Cmdr" abbreviation for the OF-4 rank of " commander ".

The names of authors are frequently abbreviated: the abbreviation L. is universally accepted for Linnaeus, and in botany there is a regulated list of standard abbreviations (see list of botanists by author abbreviation ).

The Syriac Abbreviation (a type of overline ) can be represented with a special control character called the Syriac Abbreviation Mark (U+070F).

Thus the abbreviation of Doctor is Dr and the abbreviation of Mister is Mr do not have full stops after them, as opposed to Dr. and Mr. in American English.

Collins defines artificial intelligence, for which AI is the now-familiar abbreviation, as “the modelling of human mental functions by computer programs”.

Jorts, an abbreviation for “jean shorts,” are making a huge comeback in the world of fashion.

Molchanov said the man then started yelling about the C.C.P., an abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party.

Perhaps this comes down to linguistic confusion: people often assume that “trans” is an abbreviation of “transitioning”.

The pods – which got their name Sarco as an abbreviation for sarcophagus – are portable devices that can be operated by users from the inside and work by reducing internal oxygen levels.

Additionally, the council may refuse an application for the registration of a political party if the name of the political party, the abbreviation of the name or the symbol amounts to obscene or offensive meaning.

At one point, Sheldon includes his father’s name on a chart with “SBL” above it, which he tells Leonard (Johnny Galecki) is an abbreviation for his cause of death.

Reynolds also said the notes were incomplete and were just “four points of abbreviation of a longer conversation”.

That title is also the abbreviation for Imaginary Friends, all of whom are creatures that defy reality’s conventions.

HRH, an abbreviation of His/Her Royal Highness, is used as part of the title of some members of the royal family, including prince or princess.

In their effort to demonstrate voter irregularities in the state of Michigan — which Trump was projected to have lost to — Trump’s lawyers appeared to mistake Michigan’s abbreviation “MI” for Minnesota.