English Dictionary

AA

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 略語 別表記 イニシャリズム アメリカ英語 イギリス英語

A member of Alcoholics Anonymous. / An AA battery (energy-storage device). / Initialism of affirmative action. / Initialism of air armament. / Initialism of air attaché.

日本語の意味

アルコホーリクス・アノニマスのメンバー / AA電池（電池の一種） / アファーマティブ・アクションの頭字語 / 航空兵装の頭字語 / 航空アタッシェの頭字語

As an AA, she shared her story of recovery at the community center.

アルコホーリクス・アノニマスの会員として、彼女は地域センターで回復の体験を語った。

意味（1）

A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

In a letter to Cohen, written between 1956 and 1961, he reported hearing gossip about his LSD use in AA circles. He reminded Cohen about the desirability of omitting his name when discussing LSD with AAs. Cohen reassured Wilson that his LSD trials did not include other active AA members.

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An AA battery (energy-storage device).

Whether your camera takes AAs or a unique, proprietary battery, you should always have a spare. […] You will not be able to walk into a local supermarket and buy a new one as you can with AAs.

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Initialism of affirmative action.

Some of the rules guiding these nominations are affirmative action (AA)¹ policies intended to increase the influence of and to encourage nomination of women and minorities. […] A review of the extant literature on AA and its effect on decision-makers produces competing hypotheses about the potential impact on female candidates seeking party nomination.

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Initialism of air armament.

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Initialism of air attaché.

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Initialism of aircraft apprentice.

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Initialism of aircraft artificer.

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(aviation) Initialism of absolute altitude.

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(military) Initialism of anti-aircraft.

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(military) Initialism of avenue of approach.

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(military) Initialism of assembly area.

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Initialism of airman apprentice.

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Initialism of absolute alcohol.

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(psychology) Initialism of achievement age.

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Initialism of acting appointment.

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Initialism of adoption agency.

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Initialism of armament artificer.

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Initialism of athletic association.

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Initialism of author's alteration.

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Initialism of aviation annex.

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(optics) Initialism of angular aperture.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of amino acid.

All proteinogenic amino acids (AAs) are claimed to be levorotatory (L-configured). Nevertheless, dextrorotatory AAs (D-configured) are also found in nature (Gao et al., 2015; Ollivaux et al., 2014), for example, in the organic material of extraterrestrial comets (Cronin and Pizzarello, 1983), or, formed by slow racemization, in all dead biological material.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of aminoacyl.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of acetic acid.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylic acid.

For copolymers of ethylene, the other comonomer can be an alkene such as propene, butene, hexene or octene, or a compound having a polar functional group such as vinyl acetate (VA), acrylic acid (AA), ethyl acetate (EA), methyl acrylate (MA) or vinyl alcohol (VOH).

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(organic chemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid A.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of arachidonic acid.

Arachidonic acid (AA) is present at unusually high levels in the phospholipids of inflammatory cells. […] IgG-mediated phagocytosis results in the preferential release of AA over other fatty acids²³ via activation of cPLA₂ and iPLA₂.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of ascorbic acid.

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(organic chemistry) Initialism of asymmetric aminohydroxylation.

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(biochemistry) Initialism of acetaldehyde adduct.

The two tests presently in this category are the blood tests carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) and hemoglobin or whole blood acetaldehyde adducts (AA). […] Measurement of AA in the blood has also generated a great deal of recent research interest.

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(biochemistry) Initialism of adrenal androgen.

Although the ovaries are the main source of androgen excess in PCOS, excess adrenal androgen (AA) levels (e.g., dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA] and adrenal-secreted androsteredione [A4]) and adrenocortical dysfunction have also been observed in many patients with PCOS (2–6). Proof of the role of AA excess in the development of PCOS is circumstantial at best.

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(chemistry) Initialism of antioxidant activity.

Antioxidant activity (AA) is one of the main and most acclaimed properties of edible oil, and the antioxidant properties of EVOO have been extensively highlighted (Tuck and Hayball, 2002; Vissers et al., 2004). AA is usually estimated by monitoring the scavenging of a free radical by antioxidants that lead to either the inhibition of a chemical reaction or the changes of reaction rate constants in an ongoing radical reaction.

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(chemistry) Initialism of atomic absorption.

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(chemistry, engineering) Initialism of activated alumina.

Activated alumina (AA, or γ-Al₂O₃) is an amorphous aluminium oxide prepared by dehydrating Al(OH)₃ at high temperature, […] Arsenic removal on AA is strongly pH-dependent, and is optimal between pH 5.5 and 6.0, which often requires acidification, and subsequent neutralisation to prevent corrosion.

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(immunology) Initialism of anti-antibody.

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(anatomy) Initialism of ascending aorta; also AAo.

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(anatomy) Initialism of abdominal aorta.

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(anatomy) Initialism of aortic arch.

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(medicine) Initialism of acute appendicitis.

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(medicine) Initialism of allergic asthma.

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(medicine) Initialism of alopecia areata.

The existence of many autoimmune concurrent diseases supports that AA is an autoimmune disease. […] The incidence of type I diabetes in AA is intriguing; it is decreased in AA patients and increased in their relatives.

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(medicine) Initialism of anaplastic astrocytoma.

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(medicine) Initialism of anastomotic aneurysm.

An anastomotic aneurysm (AA) is an aneurysm that occurs at an anastomotic interface between a graft and an artery. […] Recently, it has been recognized that an increasing number of AAs may in fact be true aneurysms occurring at the junction of a prosthetic graft and an artery.

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(medicine) Initialism of aortic aneurysm.

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(medicine) Initialism of aplastic anemia.

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(medicine) Initialism of arterial aneurysm.

Arterial aneurysms (AA) are local out-pouching of a blood vessel wall. […] According to the statistics, 90% of all AA are located in the anterior segments of the circle of Willis and only 10% in the posterior segments (Dandy 1944; Zlotnik 1967).

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(medicine) Initialism of arytenoid adduction.

If the paralysis is unilateral, arytenoid adduction (AA) procedures can be done to medialize the complex and arguably improve the results of an implant medialization.⁷⁹ An AA arytenopexy can reconfigure the ipsilateral arytenoid for improved glottic closure, if needed.

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(healthcare) Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant.

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(computer graphics) Initialism of antialiasing.

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Initialism of African-American.

For example, among AAs “spell” refers to a trance state in which individuals can communicate with deceased relatives and which is associated with brief periods of personality change (American Psychiatric Association 1994).

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Initialism of Asian-African.

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Initialism of Asian-American.

Asian Americans (AAs) constitute the fastest growing group in the United States, yet health promotion in this population is severely hampered by its invisibility in the U.S. population. […] This chapter will address each of the four factors that contribute to the lack of knowledge and health information about AAs.

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(chiefly US, politics) Initialism of administrative assistant.

But Wilson's loyal administrative assistant, Charlie Simpson, felt that he couldn't put up with it anymore. […] “I have to learn how to be a congressman and you need to learn how to be an AA [administrative assistant],” Wilson had told Simpson. “And this is the first thing we have to do.” […] The experience left the AA believing that perhaps the two of them shared a special destiny.

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Initialism of associate administrator.

I've worked at NASA as a graduate student working as a summer intern, and as an AA. Those are two of the most valuable experiences in my life.

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Initialism of assistant adjutant.

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Initialism of academic adviser.

The AA said that given my background in English studies and applied linguistics, my introductory course in phonetics would be waved. Three of the four courses the AA prescribed included computer assisted instruction, which I eventually dropped due to overload, English language teaching methodology and psychology of second language learning.

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(education) Initialism of Associate in Arts or Associate of Arts; also A.A.

“I’m still figuring out my plans, but going back for another year is in my plans. I would be going back and getting my AA [degree], while playing another year of softball,” Enright said.

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Initialism of appropriate authority.

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(British, law) Initialism of appropriate adult.

An AA, who was a trained social worker, also felt that the volunteer AAs should be shown greater respect by the police (GMS14). At the same time, there was some awareness that AAs were unpaid among the private police staff, as one commented that she tried to be particularly nice to the AAs because of their volunteer status (e.g. SNS7).

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(finance) Initialism of account aggregator.

The RBI had in 2016 approved a new class of NBFCs to act as account aggregators (AA). These AAs will play the role of providing services based on the explicit consent of individual clients.

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(insurance) Initialism of appointed actuary.

Appointed Actuaries (AAs) are entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining solvency position of the Company. […] However, the existing arrangements of AAs and Mentors not complying with these guidelines may continue till June 30.

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Initialism of approximate absolute.

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(statistics) Initialism of arithmetic average.

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(politics) Initialism of Association Agreement: a treaty between the European Union, its member states and a non-EU country that creates a framework for cooperation between them.

Following the AA's enactment in June 2004, some institutional reform took place with the aim of enhancing the competitiveness of Egyptian products. […] The AA reflected a long-term and a rather broadly defined consideration of economic and social development and the process of market transformation in Egypt.

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(finance) Initialism of against actual.

AAs （ plural ）