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fac | fab |

As a noun fac

is a large ornamental letter formerly used at the start of a chapter or section of a book.

As an abbreviation fab is

(brazilian air force).

fac

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military, aviation) Forward air controller.
  • Flow-accelerated corrosion.
  • flow-assisted corrosion.
  • Fellow of the Atlantic Council.
  • Friday after class.
  • Fatal accident control.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    fab

    English

    Etymology 1

    From , by shortening

    Adjective

    (fabber)
  • fabulous (great or spectacular). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 (ISBN 0-395-44895-6)
    • Derived terms
    * fabby

    Etymology 2

    From and its derived terms, by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
    • Hundreds were put out of work when the chip fab shut down.
    Synonyms
    * fabber

    Verb

    (fabb)
  • fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
    • It uses digital data from a computer to “fab ” products and models of new products. [http://www.ennex.com/~fabbers/publish/FAB-ulous.asp]
    Related terms
    * fabber * fabless * pre-fab

    References

    Anagrams

    * English clippings ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • fable

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun) ----