AU
See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"
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Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
AU
Usage notes
- The code includes the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and the Coral Sea Islands.
Etymology 2
Symbol
AU
Usage notes
- Though "AU" is in frequent use by professional bodies and the public, the unit symbol au is recommended by the IAU and ua by the BIPM.
Synonyms
- au (IAU recommended unit symbol for astronomical units)
- ua (BIPM recommended unit symbol for astronomical units)
- ㍳ (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)
Anagrams
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
AU (not comparable)
- (numismatics) Initialism of almost uncirculated.
Translations
Noun
AU (countable and uncountable, plural AUs)
- (medicine, dermatology) Initialism of alopecia universalis.
- (astronomy, metrology) Initialism of astronomical unit.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuntau:
- Tuntau is an enormous, low-density terrestrial planet, with a thick atmosphere of methane and helium. Despite being nearly 20 AU from Phoenix, the star's great heat and the insulating thickness of the atmosphere make the surface surprisingly temperate.
- (physics, metrology) Initialism of angstrom unit.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of alternate universe / alternative universe.
- Initialism of arbitrary unit.
- Initialism of animal unit.
Proper noun
AU
- Initialism of African Union.
- Initialism of Age of Ultron.
See also
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.u/, [ˈa.u]
Noun
AU (plural AU-AU)
- initialism of angkatan udara (“air force”)
- (fandom slang) initialism of alternate universe (“fan fiction published on microblogging sites”)