Cs Definition & Meaning

American

British

Examples

Synonyms Cs 1 American Symbol, Chemistry.

1. cesium.

cS 2 American Or cs

1. centistoke; centistokes.

cs. 3 American

abbreviation

1. case; cases.

C/S 4 American

1. cycles per second.

c.s. 5 American

abbreviation

1. capital stock.

2. civil service.

C.S. 6 American

abbreviation

1. chief of staff.

2. Christian Science.

3. Christian Scientist.

4. Civil Service.

5. Confederate States.

CS 1 British

abbreviation

1. Also: cs. capital stock

2. chartered surveyor

3. Christian Science

4. Christian Scientist

5. Civil Service

6. Also: cs. Court of Session

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cs 2 British

symbol

1. caesium

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Example Sentences

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Only eight banks got Bs, while the majority got Cs; 36 got Ds.

From MarketWatch

Written on the door with beautiful flourishes in gold paint was a name, but time had faded most of the letters away so all that remained were two capital Cs.

From Literature

In some clinics and hospitals across Texas, the pressure to definitively diagnose a miscarriage has led to delays in offering D&Cs.

From Salon

"And by now, they would have found them. There would be plan Bs and plan Cs, to make sure that we have reduced this exposure to the US."

From BBC

In high school, he said, his son got Cs and Ds, until he switched to the district’s independent study program.

From Los Angeles Times

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