CAS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cas"

English

Noun

CAS (countable and uncountable, plural CASes)

1. (electronics, communication) Initialism of channel-associated signalling.
2. (military) Initialism of combat armor suit, used for a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research.
3. (aviation) Initialism of calibrated airspeed.
4. (aviation) Acronym of collision avoidance system.

   Coordinate terms: RIMCAS, TCAS, GCAS

5. (military, aviation) Acronym of close air support.

   Synonym: close air support

   Hypernym: air support

   Hyponym: Sandy

   Coordinate terms: close, air, support, air support

6. (mathematics, computing) Initialism of computer algebra system.
7. (organisation) Initialism of complex adaptive system.
8. (computing, uncountable) Initialism of compare and swap.
9. Initialism of cowboy action shooting.

Proper noun

CAS

1. Initialism of Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics.
2. (chemistry) Initialism of Chemical Abstracts Service.
3. (law, sports) Initialism of Court of Arbitration for Sport.
4. (music) Initialism of Cigarettes After Sex.

Translations

Court of Arbitration for Sport

• French: TAS (fr) (Tribunal Arbitral du Sport)
• Polish: CAS m

Anagrams

• A/Cs, ACS, ACs, ASC, CSA, SAC, SCA, Sac, a/cs, acs, sac

French

Noun

CAS f (plural CASs)

1. (Canada, meteorology) initialism of cote air santé (“air quality health index”): AQHI
2. (France) initialism of caisse alimentaire solidaire

Proper noun

CAS m

1. (historical, World War II) initialism of Centre américain de secours (“ERC”)