SC
Dictionary entry overview: What does SC mean?
• SC (noun)
The noun SC has 3 senses:
1. a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
2. a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
3. a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
Familiarity information: SC used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SC (noun)
Meaning:
A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 21; Sc; scandium
Hypernyms ("Sc" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("Sc" is a substance of...):
thortveitite (a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium)
Meaning:
A state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Palmetto State; SC; South Carolina
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "SC"):
Savannah; Savannah River (a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic)
Pee Dee; Pee Dee River (a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean)
Greenville (a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont)
Florence (a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center)
Charleston (a port city in southeastern South Carolina)
capital of South Carolina; Columbia (capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina)
Domain member region:
battle of Cowpens; Cowpens (battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British)
Holonyms ("SC" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Holonyms ("SC" is a member of...):
Confederacy; Confederate States; Confederate States of America; Dixie; Dixieland; South (the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861)
Deep South (the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery)
Meaning:
A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Security Council; SC
Hypernyms ("SC" is a kind of...):
council (a body serving in an administrative capacity)
Holonyms ("SC" is a member of...):
UN; United Nations (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)
