| A.B.
|
Artium Baccalaureus [Bachelor of Arts]
|
| abbr.
|
abbreviation(s), abbreviated
|
| Acad.
|
Academy
|
| A.D.
|
anno Domini [in the year of the Lord]
|
| alt.
|
altitude
|
| A.M.
|
ante meridiem [before noon]; Artium Magister [Master of Arts]
|
| AM
|
amplitude modulation
|
| Assn.
|
Association
|
| at. no.
|
atomic number
|
| at. wt.
|
atomic weight
|
| Aug.
|
August
|
| Ave.
|
Avenue
|
| AWOL
|
absent without leave
|
| b.
|
born, born in
|
| B.A.
|
Bachelor of Arts
|
| B.C.
|
Before Christ
|
| b.p.
|
boiling point
|
| B.S.
|
Bachelor of Science
|
| Btu
|
British thermal unit(s)
|
| C
|
Celsius (centigrade)
|
| c.
|
circa [about]
|
| cal
|
calorie(s)
|
| Capt.
|
Captain
|
| cent.
|
century, centuries
|
| cm
|
centimeter(s)
|
| co.
|
county
|
| Col.
|
Colonel; Colossians
|
| Comdr.
|
Commander
|
| Corp.
|
Corporation
|
| Cpl.
|
Corporal
|
| cu
|
cubic
|
| d.
|
died, died in
|
| D.C.
|
District of Columbia
|
| Dec.
|
December
|
| dept.
|
department
|
| dist.
|
district
|
| div.
|
division
|
| Dr.
|
doctor
|
| E
|
east, eastern
|
| ed.
|
edited, edition, editor(s)
|
| est.
|
established; estimated
|
| et al.
|
et alii [and others]
|
| F
|
Fahrenheit
|
| Feb.
|
February
|
| fl.
|
floruit [flourished]
|
| fl oz
|
fluid ounce(s)
|
| FM
|
frequency modulation
|
| ft
|
foot, feet
|
| gal.
|
gallon(s)
|
| Gen.
|
General, Genesis
|
| GMT
|
Greenwich mean time
|
| GNP
|
gross national product
|
| GOP
|
Grand Old Party (Republican Party)
|
| Gov.
|
governor
|
| grad.
|
graduated, graduated at
|
| H
|
hour(s)
|
| Hon.
|
the Honorable
|
| hr
|
hour(s)
|
| i.e.
|
id est [that is]
|
| in.
|
inch(es)
|
| inc.
|
incorporated
|
| Inst.
|
Institute, Institution
|
| IRA
|
Irish Republican Army
|
| IRS
|
Internal Revenue Service
|
| Jan.
|
January
|
| Jr.
|
Junior
|
| K
|
Kelvin
|
| kg
|
kilogram(s)
|
| km
|
kilometer(s)
|
| £
|
libra [pound], librae [pounds]
|
| lat.
|
latitude
|
| lb
|
libra [pound], librae [pounds]
|
| Lib.
|
Library
|
| long.
|
longitude
|
| Lt.
|
Lieutenant
|
| Ltd.
|
Limited
|
| m
|
meter(s)
|
| M
|
minute(s)
|
| M.D.
|
Medicinae Doctor [Doctor of Medicine]
|
| mg
|
milligram(s)
|
| mi
|
mile(s)
|
| min
|
minute(s)
|
| mm
|
millimeter(s)
|
| mph
|
miles per hour
|
| Mr.
|
Mister (always abbreviated)
|
| Mrs.
|
Mistress (always abbreviated)
|
| Msgr
|
Monsignor
|
| mt.
|
Mount, Mountain
|
| mts.
|
mountains
|
| Mus.
|
Museum
|
| N
|
north; Newton(s)
|
| NAACP
|
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
|
| NASA
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| NATO
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| NE
|
northeast
|
| no.
|
number
|
| Nov.
|
November
|
| OAS
|
Organization of American States
|
| Oct.
|
October
|
| Op.
|
Opus [work]
|
| oz
|
ounce(s)
|
| pl.
|
plural
|
| pop.
|
population
|
| pseud.
|
pseudonym
|
| pt.
|
part(s)
|
| pt
|
pint(s)
|
| pub.
|
published; publisher
|
| qt
|
quart(s)
|
| Rev.
|
Revelation; the Reverend
|
| rev.
|
revised
|
| R.N.
|
registered nurse
|
| rpm
|
revolution(s) per minute
|
| RR
|
railroad
|
| S
|
south
|
| S
|
second(s)
|
| SEATO
|
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
|
| SEC
|
Securities and Exchange Commission
|
| sec
|
second(s); secant
|
| Sept.
|
September
|
| Ser.
|
Series
|
| Sgt.
|
Sergeant
|
| sq
|
square
|
| Sr.
|
Senior
|
| SSR
|
Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| St.
|
Saint; Street
|
| UNICEF
|
United Nations Children's Fund
|
| uninc.
|
unincorporated
|
| Univ.
|
University
|
| U.S.
|
United States
|
| USA
|
United States Army
|
| USAF
|
United States Air Force
|
| USCG
|
United States Coast Guard
|
| USMC
|
United States Marine Corps
|
| USN
|
United States Navy
|
| USSR
|
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| VFW
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars
|
| VISTA
|
Volunteers in Service to America
|
| vol.
|
volume(s)
|
| vs.
|
versus
|
| W
|
west; watt(s)
|
| WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
| wt.
|
weight
|
| yd
|
yard(s)
|
| YMCA
|
Young Men's Christian Association
|
| YWCA
|
Young Women's Christian Association
|
