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1 abbreviation
noun (a shortened form of a word etc: Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.) stytting -
2 CD-ROM
noun (abbreviation) (compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.) -
3 Certificate of Secondary Education
noun (abbreviation) (C.S.E.; a secondary school leaving certificate (given for each subject), of a lower level than the General Certificate of Education (university entrance).)English-Icelandic dictionary > Certificate of Secondary Education
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4 health maintenance organization
noun (( abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members.)English-Icelandic dictionary > health maintenance organization
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5 IQ
(intelligence quotient; a measure of a person's intelligence: She has a high IQ; an IQ of 140.) -
6 IUD
(intrauterine device; a plastic or metal contraceptive used by women.) -
7 margarine
(( abbreviation marge) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) smjörlíki -
8 microphone
(( abbreviation mike) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc: Speak into the microphone.) hljóðnemi -
9 milligram
(( abbreviation mg) a thousandth (= 1,000th) of a gram.) -
10 physical education
noun (abbreviation) (PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school.) -
11 promenade
(( abbreviation prom [prom]) a level road for the public to walk along, usually beside the sea: They went for a walk along the promenade.) göngusvæði -
12 quintuplet
(( abbreviation quin [kwin]) one of five children born at the same time to one mother.) fimmburi -
13 value-added tax
noun (( abbreviation VAT) a tax that is imposed on goods and services.) -
14 visual display unit
noun (( abbreviation VDU) the part of a computer with a screen on which information is displayed.) -
15 water-closet
noun (( abbreviation WC) a lavatory.) klósett, vatnssalerni -
16 WC
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17 WWW
(World Wide Web (a branch of the Internet); letters used at the beginning of addresses of sites on the Internet.) -
18 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
19 CD
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20 CEO
[,si: i: 'ou](Chief Executive Officer; the president of a large company.)
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