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Definition: Cf

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles.[Wordnet]
2. The most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure.[Wordnet].
Adverb 1. Compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Cf" is a common misspelling or typo for: CD, cc, CR, FC, cf., CT, CV, CFC, PCF, FF, DCF, DF, cfs, CSF, CRF, cg, NCF, caf, VF, ICF, MCF, CHF, COF, CIF, CFB, ctf, CFU, ACF, ECF, TCF, CFR, CFO.

Date "Cf" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1538. (references)

Specialty Definition: Cf

Domain Definition
Computing Cf The country code for the Central African Republic. (1999-01-27) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Administration 1: Conservation Foundation. (references)
  2: Copy for, copy furnished. (references)
  3: Cubic Feet (or Foot). (references)
Aerospace 1: Concentration factor. (references)
  2: Customer Facility. (references)
  3: Carbon Fraction. (references)
  4: Carrier Frequency. (references)
  5: Center Forward. (references)
  6: Centrifugal Force. (references)
Energy Central facility. (references)
Environment 1: Confinement factor. (references)
  2: Californium. (references)
  3: Capacity factor. (references)
  4: Cold Functional (test). (references)
  5: Certified foreman. (references)
Forestry Chief Forester. (references)
Health 1: Conversion Factor. (references)
  2: Case Folder Control System. (references)
Literature Cf Latin, confer = compare. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Military 1: Flying Deck Cruiser. (references)
  2: 1) Causeway ferry. 2) Drift error confidence factor. (references)
  3: Carry Forward. (references)
  4: Coastal Frontier (Army). (references)
Mining See cubic foot. (references)
Technology 1: Communication Functions. (references)
  2: Computing Facilities. (references)
  3: CounterForce. (references)
  4: Cubic Foot. (references)
  5: Causal Factors. (references)
  6: Cold Fusion. (references)
Telecommunications 1: Compare. (references)
  2: Cubic Feet. (references)

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

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Common Expressions: Cf

Expressions Definition
441 Tactical Fighter Squadron CF 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron (abbreviated 441 TFS) is the Canadian Forces' prime western fighter squadron, located at 4 Wing Cold Lake, in north-eastern Alberta. 441 TFS flies and maintains a fleet of CF-188 Hornets (A/B) fighter aircraft, the Canadian version of the US Navy's F/A-18 (A/B). (references)
CF Atlante Club de Fútbol Atlante, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club. Atlante plays in the Primera División de México. The club plays its home games in Estadio Azteca, located in Mexico City. (references)
CF Atlas Club de Futbol Atlas, also known as Atlas, is a Mexican professional football club. Atlas plays in the Primera División de México. The club's home stadium is Estadio Jalisco, which is also the home venue for Chivas de Guadalajara. (references)
CF Pachuca Club de Futbol Pachuca, also known as Pachuca, is a Mexican professional football club. Pachuca plays in the Primera División de México. (references)
CF Puebla Puebla F.C. is a Mexican professional football club. Puebla FC played in the Primera División de México. The team was relegated to the Mexican Primera A at the end of the Clausura 2005. (references)
Getafe CF Getafe Club de Futbol is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Getafe, a town in the metropolitan area of South Madrid, founded in 1983. (references)
Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club that was founded in 1994, two years after the demise of the city's traditional major club, Club Deportivo Málaga. (references)
Pontevedra CF Pontevedra CF is a football team based in Pontevedra in the autonomous community of Galicia.Founded in 1941, its plays in Second Division B - Group 1.Her stadium is Pasarón with capacity of 16,500 seaters. (references)
Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Futbol, sometimes abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. The team plays at the 26,000 seater El Madrigal stadium. Its famous rivals are Valencia CF and their derbies are one of the most exciting in the Primera Liga. (references)

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

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Specialty Expressions: Cf

Expressions Domain Definition
Telex-teletex CF Post & Telecom A protocol converter that assumes automatic interworking between the teletex service and the telex service. Source: European Union. (references)

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Cf

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
CF Danish Den Centralafrikanske Republik Geography
CF Dutch Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek Geography
cf English Carried forward N/A
CF Finnish Keski-Afrikan tasavalta Geography
CF French Résine crésol-formaldéhyde Chemical Industry, Meteorology & Standards
CF German Zentralafrikanische Republik Geography
CF Greek Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία Geography
CF Italian Repubblica del Centrafrica Geography, Law
CF Portuguese República Centro-Africana Geography
CF Spanish República Centroafricana Geography
CF Swedish Centralafrikanska republiken Geography
Cf. English Confer Language
Cf. Latin Conferatur Language
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: Cf

Cf

Cf or CF may stand for:

  • Child Foundation, An International Charity Institute; www.childfoundation.org
  • Conservative Future, youth movement of the British Conservative Party

Language

  • cf. is an abbreviation for the Latin word confer, meaning "compare" or "consult"

Science and technology

  • Cubic foot, an Imperial / U.S. customary (non-metric) unit of volume
  • Californium, a radioactive chemical element
  • Cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease
  • Conductivity factor, the level of dissolved salts in a solution.
Medicine
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
Technological equipment
  • Call forwarding, a telecommunication service feature
  • Compact Fluorescent, a small style of fluorescent lamp
  • Carbon fiber, a strong, lightweight material used in many applications
  • Color filter, a way to color light
  • Carboxyfluorescein
  • Compact_flash a type of memory card
Computers and programming
  • ColdFusion, a WWW programming language
  • CompactFlash, a solid state memory technology
  • Core Foundation, a C application programming interface (API) in Mac OS X.
  • Compact Framework, as in .NET Compact Framework, a version of the .NET Framework for mobile & embedded devices
  • Collaborative filtering, the method of making automatic predictions about the interests of a user by collecting information from many users.
  • Coupling Facility, an IBM mainframe feature
  • Cross Fusion, in the Mega Man videogame series
  • .cf, the Top-Level Domain for Central African Republic
  • ATI CrossFire, a method for combining graphic cards

Military

  • Canadian Forces, armed forces of Canada
  • Clusterfuck, also Charlie Foxtrot, is a disastrous situation that results from the cumulative errors of several people or groups. Also used as a slang term to describe the area effect nature of artillery or cluster bombs.

Economics and business

  • Cash flow, the ability of a business to fulfil its obligations
  • The IATA code for City Airline.
  • The Cheesecake Factory, a restaurant chain
  • Conversion Factor, a synonym for Exposure at default (EAD) in Basel II

Places

Sports

  • Center field(er), a defensive position in baseball.
  • Centre forward, an attacking position in soccer.
  • Canopy formation, a discipline in parachuting.
  • Club de Fútbol, a common part of names of football (soccer) teams from Spain and Latin America.
  • Calgary Flames, NHL ice hockey team.

Other

  • An International Telecommunications Union callsign prefix for Canada.
  • Cantus firmus, in musical compositions
  • Captain Falcon, a Nintendo character.
  • Captain Flamingo
  • Christian Forums, an online Christian community
  • Colin Firth, British actor
  • Celtic Frost, a Swiss heavy metal band
  • Carpathian Forest, a Norwegian black metal band
  • Childfree, denotes people who do not have, and do not desire, children. Also known as "childless by choice".
  • Commercial film, a common Asian term for television advertisement.
  • Cyber Formula: a Japanese anime series, Future GPX Cyber Formula, and the fictional racing cars in the series.
  • Colonel Fitzwilliam, character in Pride and Prejudice

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Cf". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Cf

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Valencia CF 175     Águilas CF 25
Getafe CF 88     Algeciras CF 35
Villarreal CF 86     Alicante CF 13
History of Valencia CF 73     Amurrio CF 11
Málaga CF 71     Andorra CF 12
Hércules CF 68     Atlético Sanluqueño CF 11
Elche CF 65     Barakaldo CF 31
Cádiz CF 63     Bergantiños CF 9
Burgos CF 57     Burgos CF 57
Córdoba CF 51     Burjassot CF 11
Granada CF 47     Cádiz CF 63
Pontevedra CF 44     Córdoba CF 51
Valencia CF season 2006-07 41     Castillo CF 17
CF Palencia 41     Catarroja CF 11
CF Extremadura 39     Cf 8
Universidad de Las Palmas CF 38     CF Badalona 13
Orihuela CF 36     CF Balaguer 26
Algeciras CF 35     CF Belenenses (basketball) 16
Málaga CF B 33     CF Belenenses (futsal) 14
Barakaldo CF 31     CF Belenenses (handball) 14
Granada 74 CF 29     CF Brăila 4
Valencia CF B 29     CF Cable 7
Zamora CF 27     CF Extremadura 39
CF Fuenlabrada 26     CF Fuenlabrada 26
Talavera CF 26     CF Gavà 13
CF Balaguer 26     CF Granma 7
Mazarrón CF 26     CF Igualada 9
Jerez CF 25     CF Liberty Salonta 11
Águilas CF 25     CF Palencia 41
Lucena CF 25     CF postcode area 10
List of Canadian airports by location indicator: CF 19     CF Rayo Majadahonda 12
Logroñés CF 18     CF Reus Deportiu 12
Castillo CF 17     CF Sporting Mahonés 14
Motril CF 17     CF Vilanova i la Geltrú 10
CF Belenenses (basketball) 16     CF Villanovense 14
Dos Hermanas CF 15     DAF CF 3
Novelda CF 15     Daimiel CF 11
Tomelloso CF 15     Dos Hermanas CF 15
CF Belenenses (handball) 14     Elche CF 65
CF Belenenses (futsal) 14     Getafe CF 88
Torredonjimeno CF 14     Gimnástica Segoviana CF 11
CF Sporting Mahonés 14     Granada 74 CF 29
CF Villanovense 14     Granada Atlético CF 12
CF Gavà 13     Granada CF 47
Alicante CF 13     Hércules CF 68
CF Badalona 13     Haplogroup CF (Y-DNA) 6
Palamós CF 13     History of Valencia CF 73
Ontinyent CF 13     Jerez CF 25
Real Ávila CF 12     Jerez Industrial CF 11
CF Rayo Majadahonda 12     List of Canadian airports by location indicator: CF 19
Andorra CF 12     Logroñés CF 18
Granada Atlético CF 12     Lucena CF 25
CF Reus Deportiu 12     Málaga CF 71
Tolosa CF 11     Málaga CF B 33
CF Liberty Salonta 11     Mazarrón CF 26
Gimnástica Segoviana CF 11     Motril CF 17
Santoña CF 11     Novelda CF 15
Catarroja CF 11     Ontinyent CF 13
Atlético Sanluqueño CF 11     Orihuela CF 36
Daimiel CF 11     Palamós CF 13
Amurrio CF 11     Peralada CF 8
Burjassot CF 11     Pontevedra CF 44
Vélez CF 11     Real Ávila CF 12
Ribadesella CF 11     Ribadesella CF 11
Jerez Industrial CF 11     Santoña CF 11
CF postcode area 10     Talavera CF 26
CF Vilanova i la Geltrú 10     Tolosa CF 11
Bergantiños CF 9     Tomelloso CF 15
CF Igualada 9     Torredonjimeno CF 14
Peralada CF 8     Universidad de Las Palmas CF 38
Cf 8     Vélez CF 11
CF Granma 7     Valencia CF 175
CF Cable 7     Valencia CF B 29
Haplogroup CF (Y-DNA) 6     Valencia CF season 2006-07 41
CF Brăila 4     Villarreal CF 86
DAF CF 3     Zamora CF 27

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).

"CF" is a common misspelling or typo for: CD, cc, CR, FC, cf., CT, CV, CFC, PCF, FF, DCF, DF, cfs, CSF, CRF, cg, NCF, caf, VF, ICF, MCF, CHF, COF, CIF, CFB, ctf, CFU, ACF, ECF, TCF, CFR, CFO.

Synonyms: CF
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 californium.
Consider also: metal, dysprosium, ES, eu, europium, Fe, FM, gadolinium, gallium, Ho, holmium, indium, Ir.

Other

 confer, mucoviscidosis, see.

Expression

 cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, see also.
Consider also: certainty factor, atomic number, compassion fatigue, concentration factor, core flooding system.
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Computed Synonyms: cf

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.1097   cf     ref     referee, arbiter, umpire, judge, arbitrator   
 2   1.0195   cf     confer     bestow, consult, grant, give, impart   
 3   1.0190   cf     californium     Californian, artful, azotic, artificial, nitric   
 4   1.0188   cf     consultation     conference, counsel, deliberation, council, advice   
 5   1.0187   cf     climbing fiber     climbing fibre   
 6   1.0186   cf     cystic fibrosis     mucoviscidosis, fibrocyst, eclampsia   
 7   1.0093   cf     browse     browsing, scan, snoop, grabble, examine   
 8   1.0092   cf     refering     referring, to refer, submit, attribute, adverting   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: cf

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   3.7779   Cf grammar     immediate constituent grammar     Backus normal form, context-free grammar   
 2   3.0086   Cf grammar     Backus normal form     immediate constituent grammar, context-free grammar   
 3   1.8896   Valencia CF     Valencia     valency, number of significant conditions   
 4   1.7789   Cf grammar     context-free grammar     immediate constituent grammar, Backus normal form   
 5   1.1084   Cf below     a native of Tours         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Cf

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 中非共和国 (Central African Republic, cf, the central African republic). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 中非共和國 (Central African Republic, cf). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch vgl (cf), vergleiche (compare, comparisons, collate, liken, cf). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish kalifornium (californium, Cf). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Français voir (see, to see, behold, to behold, watch), comparez (compare, cf). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
French voir (see, to see, behold, to behold, watch), comparez (compare, cf). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
German vgl (cf), vergleiche (compare, comparisons, collate, liken, cf). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
High German vgl (cf), vergleiche (compare, comparisons, collate, liken, cf). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch vgl (cf), vergleiche (compare, comparisons, collate, liken, cf). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 登上線維 (climbing fiber, climbing fibre, cf), 嚢胞性線維症 (cystic fibrosis, cf), 参照 (reference, consultation, browsing, ref, references), ビジャレアルCF (Villarreal CF), バレンシアCF (Valencia CF), ヘタフェCF (Getafe CF). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian сравни (Cf), Валенсия (Valencia CF). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) sravni (Cf), valensiya (Valencia CF). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki сравни (Cf), Валенсия (Valencia CF). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) sravni (Cf), valensiya (Valencia CF). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak porovnaj (Cf, confer). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian porovnaj (Cf, confer). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea kalifornium (californium, Cf). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi kalifornium (californium, Cf). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), cf. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: Cf

Language Translations for “cf” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin cfay (cf). Additional references: Pig Latin, cf. (volunteer)
Terran B porovorniu (Cf). Additional references: Terran B, cf. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top