AC/DCadj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪsiːˈdiːsiː/, U.S.

/ˌeɪsiˈdisi/

Forms: 1800s– AC-DC, 1900s– AC, DC, 1900s– ac, dc, 1900s– AC/DC, 1900s– ac/dc, 1900s– A.C.-D.C. (with points), 1900s– ac-dc, 1900s– ACDC, 1900s– acdc.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English AC , a.c. n. at A n. Initialisms, DC , D.C. n. at D n. Initialisms 3a

Etymology: < AC (see a.c. n. at A n. Initialisms) + DC (see D.C. n. at D n. Initialisms 3a).

1. Of an electrical system or device: compatible with both alternating current and direct current.

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1898 Street Railway Jrnl. Sept. 553/2 In this plant there will be three Westinghouse belt-driven self-excited generators of the AC-DC type, each with a capacity of 250 kw.

1933 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 54/1 Transformerless A.C.-D.C. power circuits are not new but when combined as they are with a compact receiver they allow genuine portability.

1964 Rotarian Nov. 55/1 (advt.) Old or new, any AC/DC shaver outperforms itself.

2000 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 14 Dec. 29 The vehicle video industry has quickly moved beyond the days of plugging an AC/DC adaptor into a cigarette lighter to power a 14-inch home television.

2. slang (originally U.S.). Of a person: bisexual.

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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > bisexuality > [adjective]

bisexual1906

ambisexual1912

ambisextrous1919

omnifutuant1929

bi1957

versatile1959

AC/DC1960

1960 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 1/2 ac-dc, ac/dc,..bisexual. Some jocular use since c1940.

1972 D. Lees Zodiac 115 Being suspected of being AC/DC isn't going to ruin anyone these days.

1983 Him May 7/2 I'm, well, a bit that way myself, if you follow... You know, AC/DC..half and half.

2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling xx. 147 So we need a bisexual: handsome, young, blond, innocent, AC-DC, and on the books of a professional porn agency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ac/dc
释义	AC/DCadj. Brit. /ˌeɪsiːˈdiːsiː/, U.S. /ˌeɪsiˈdisi/ Forms: 1800s– AC-DC, 1900s– AC, DC, 1900s– ac, dc, 1900s– AC/DC, 1900s– ac/dc, 1900s– A.C.-D.C. (with points), 1900s– ac-dc, 1900s– ACDC, 1900s– acdc. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English AC , a.c. n. at A n. Initialisms, DC , D.C. n. at D n. Initialisms 3a Etymology: < AC (see a.c. n. at A n. Initialisms) + DC (see D.C. n. at D n. Initialisms 3a). 1. Of an electrical system or device: compatible with both alternating current and direct current. ΚΠ 1898 Street Railway Jrnl. Sept. 553/2 In this plant there will be three Westinghouse belt-driven self-excited generators of the AC-DC type, each with a capacity of 250 kw. 1933 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 54/1 Transformerless A.C.-D.C. power circuits are not new but when combined as they are with a compact receiver they allow genuine portability. 1964 Rotarian Nov. 55/1 (advt.) Old or new, any AC/DC shaver outperforms itself. 2000 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 14 Dec. 29 The vehicle video industry has quickly moved beyond the days of plugging an AC/DC adaptor into a cigarette lighter to power a 14-inch home television. 2. slang (originally U.S.). Of a person: bisexual. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > bisexuality > [adjective] bisexual1906 ambisexual1912 ambisextrous1919 omnifutuant1929 bi1957 versatile1959 AC/DC1960 1960 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 1/2 ac-dc, ac/dc,..bisexual. Some jocular use since c1940. 1972 D. Lees Zodiac 115 Being suspected of being AC/DC isn't going to ruin anyone these days. 1983 Him May 7/2 I'm, well, a bit that way myself, if you follow... You know, AC/DC..half and half. 2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling xx. 147 So we need a bisexual: handsome, young, blond, innocent, AC-DC, and on the books of a professional porn agency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1898
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