PCA
Translingual
Etymology
English Pecora Escarpment
Proper noun
PCA
- (planetology, geology) Abbreviation of Pecora Escarpment.
English
Proper noun
PCA
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of Proto-Central Algonquian.
- (US, law) Abbreviation of Posse Comitatus Act. The U.S. law called "Posse Comitatus Act", 20 Stat. 152 aka 18 U.S.C. § 1385
Noun
PCA (plural PCAs)
- (aviation) Abbreviation of propulsion controlled aircraft (system/unit), an aircraft with a control system with two or more engines arrayed abreast, allowing descent, ascent, turns by adjusting the throttle control to the engines (sometimes used attributively).
- (statistics) Abbreviation of principal components analysis.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of patient-controlled analgesia; palliator.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior cerebral artery.
See also
- (aviation): PIO (pilot-induced oscillation)
References
Aircraft flight control system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ACP, APC, CAP, CPA, Cap, PAC, PAc, Pac, Pac., cap
Spanish
Etymology
From P compuestas amarillas.
Proper noun
PCA
- (botany) DYC; "damn yellow composite"