Standard Lemma guide

VOC

name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • rhymes with -ɒk

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Vancouver Organizing Committee; the organizer of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Voice of Canada; former name of RCI (Radio Canada International).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

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name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Voice of China; international cultural television programming from China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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name

Meaning 4

Alternative form of VOC.

Abbreviation of Voice of China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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name

Meaning 5

Alternative form of VOC.

Abbreviation of Voice of Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of volatile organic compound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 7

V_(OC): initialism of open-circuit voltage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of variant of concern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative, initialism

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

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noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of voiceover credits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: broadcasting, media

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noun

Meaning 10

Alternative form of VOC.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 11

Alternative form of VOC.

Abbreviation of variant of concern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

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12

noun

Meaning 12

Alternative form of VOC; from V_(OC); Initialism of open-circuit voltage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

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