abbreviation

(noun)

A shortened form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole. 

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Examples of abbreviation in the following topics:

  • Abbreviations and Acronyms

    • An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or phrase.
    • An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or phrase.
    • When a sentence ends with an abbreviation, use only one period for both the abbreviation and the sentence.
    • (New York is abbreviated as "N.Y."
    • (Miles per hour is abbreviated "mph."

  • Ending Punctuation

    • Periods are also used in abbreviations.
    • For example, "doctor" is abbreviated "Dr." and "junior" is abbreviated "Jr."
    • Remember that if an abbreviation that uses a period comes at the end of a sentence you do not add a period—the period with the abbreviation serves as the ending punctuation as well.

  • Anammox

    • Anammox, an abbreviation for ANaerobic AMMonium OXidation, is a globally significant microbial process of the nitrogen cycle.
    • Anammox, an abbreviation for ANaerobic AMMonium OXidation , is a globally significant microbial process of the nitrogen cycle.

  • Generating Roman Numerals from a Figured Bass Line

    • It is often simpler to remember that if the figure is 6/3 or 6/5/3 (or an abbreviation such as 6 or 6/5), the root of the chord is the sixth above the bass.
    • Chords of the sixth that take the figures 6/4 or 6/4/3 (or an abbreviation such as 4/3) are second-inversion chords.
    • Chords of the sixth that take the figure 6/4/2 (or its abbreviation 4/2 or simply 2) are third-inversion chords.

  • Learning to Speak

    • For example, texts or e-mails should avoid using abbreviations that the receiver may not recognize.

  • Vitamins and Amino Acids

    • Menaquinones are abbreviated MK-n, where n represents the number of isoprenoid side chain residues.
    • For example, menaquinone-4 (abbreviated MK-4), has four isoprene residues in its side chain.

  • Benzen Derivatives

    • Two commonly encountered substituent groups that incorporate a benzene ring are phenyl, abbreviated Ph-, and benzyl, abbreviated Bn-.

  • APA: Title Page and Running Head

    • ., at the very top) of your title page, you should have the text “Running head:” followed by an abbreviated title of your paper in all caps.
    • The abbreviated title, still in all caps, should then appear at the same place—left-justified in the header—on every following page of your paper, but without the text “Running head:” preceding it (that should appear only on the title page).

  • Group Frequencies

    • Standard abbreviations (str = strong, wk = weak, brd = broad & shp = sharp) are used to describe the absorption bands.

  • Probability

    • As we become more comfortable with this notation, we will abbreviate it further.
    • For instance, if it is clear that the process is "rolling a die", we could abbreviate P(rolling a 1) as P(1).