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Definition: ACH

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Ache": Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones.".[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Ach" is a common misspelling or typo for: each, act, arch, Bach, ache, Mach, Fach, rach, achy, ACU, ACTH, ACCH, Hach, tach, Asch.

Date "Ach" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1520. (references)

Specialty Definition: ACH

Domain Definition
Business Army Community Hospital. (references)
Health 1: Arkansas Children�s Hospital. (references)
  2: Automated Clearing House. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: ACH

Expressions Definition
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (Oh God, look down from Heaven) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 2. (references)
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (Oh God, how much heartache) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 3. (references)
Bregenzer Ach The Bregenzer Ach is the main river of the Bregenzerwald, in the Vorarlberg Province of Austria. It is a tributary to the Lake Constance. (references)
Dornbirner Ach Dornbirner Ach is a river with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. It flows through the famous "Rappenlochschlucht" gorge straight to Dornbirn, cuts through the town and the meanders off over a broad meadow landscape, the Lauterach Ried, finally flowing into Lake Constance parallel and quite close to the mouth of the Rhine. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: ACH

Expressions Domain Definition
ACH Transmission Aerospace A transmission of all transactions due to be paid via ACH on any particular day. (references)
Automated clearinghouse - ACH Banking Electronic clearing and settlement system for exchanging electronic transactions among participating depository institutions; such electronic transactions are substitutes for paper checks and are typically used to make recurring payments such as payroll or loan payments. The Federal Reserve Banks operate an automated clearinghouse, as do some private-sector firms. (references)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ACH

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
ACH English Adrenal Cortical Hormone N/A
ACH French Association des hôtels chrétiens Personal Care & Hotels, Religion & Philosophy
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: ACH


ACH

Ach is a common German language interjection that closely resembles English Oh.

ACH is also a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:

  • Accion contra el Hambre, an International NGO, part of the Action against Hunger (ACF) International Network
  • Acetylcholine (ACh), a neurotransmitter
  • ACH Food Companies (AC HUMKO from 1995 to 2000), an American subsidiary of Associated British Foods, previously part of Kraft Foods from 1952 to 1995.
  • Achnashellach railway station, in the United Kingdom, from the National Railway code
  • Acholi language (ach), as the ISO 639 code for the language
  • Achondroplasia, a type of genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism
  • AC Horsens, a Danish football club
  • Adrenocortical hormone
  • Advanced Combat Helmet
  • Altenrhein Airport, in Switzerland, from its IATA airport code
  • American College of Heraldry, an heraldic organization in the United States
  • Analysis of Competing Hypotheses
  • Angeles Crest Highway
  • Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • The Association Of Children’s Hospices
  • Automated Clearing House, an American electronic banking network often used for direct deposit and electronic bill payment.
  • Automotive Components Holdings, LLC, a Ford-managed temporary company mandated to dispose of unprofitable operations of Visteon, its former parts division

Ach may refer to the following rivers in Germany and Austria:

  • Bregenzer Ach, a tributary of Lake Constance
  • Dornbirner Ach, a tributary of Lake Constance
  • Friedberger Ach, a tributary of the Lech

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "ACH". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: ACH

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid 37     ACH 4
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein 37     Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein 37
ACH Volley Bled 13     Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid 37
Bregenzer Ach 9     ACH Volley Bled 13
Dornbirner Ach 9     Bregenzer Ach 9
ACH 4     Dornbirner Ach 9
Friedberger Ach 3     Friedberger Ach 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: ACH

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski копнея (crave, hunger, languish, pant, pine), жадувам (desire, hunger, pant, pine, thirst), боли (hurt, smart, ach, ache). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) kopneya (crave, hunger, languish, pant, pine), zhaduvam (desire, hunger, pant, pine, thirst), boli (hurt, smart, ach, ache). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian копнея (crave, hunger, languish, pant, pine), жадувам (desire, hunger, pant, pine, thirst), боли (hurt, smart, ach, ache). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) kopneya (crave, hunger, languish, pant, pine), zhaduvam (desire, hunger, pant, pine, thirst), boli (hurt, smart, ach, ache). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 自动化交易所 (ach), ach软件 (ach software), 自动化交易所的处理器 (ach processor). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 自動化交易所 (ach), ach軟體 (ach software), 自動化交易所的處理器 (ach processor). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アセチルコリン受容体 (acetylcholine receptor, ACh receptor, cholinoceptor). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi acetylkolinesteras (acetylcholinesterase, ach, butyrylcholinesterase, RBC cholinesterase). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish Automated Clearing House (ach), ACH is NOT Automated Clearing House (you will be able to generate ach origination). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska acetylkolinesteras (acetylcholinesterase, ach, butyrylcholinesterase, RBC cholinesterase). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish acetylkolinesteras (acetylcholinesterase, ach, butyrylcholinesterase, RBC cholinesterase). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, ach. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ACH

Language Translations for “ach” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin achway (ach). Additional references: Pig Latin, ach. (volunteer)
Terran B Auttatolinest (ach). Additional references: Terran B, ach. (volunteer)
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