AU
See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"
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Usage notes
The code includes the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and the Coral Sea Islands.
Usage notes
Though "AU" is in frequent use by professional bodies and the public, the unit symbol au is recommended by the IAU and ua by the BIPM.
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AU (countable and uncountable, plural AUs)
- (medicine, dermatology) Initialism of alopecia universalis.
- (astronomy) Initialism of astronomical unit.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuntau:
- Tuntau is an enormous, low-density terrestrial planet, with a thick atmosphere of methane and helium. Despite being nearly 20 AU from Phoenix, the star's great heat and the insulating thickness of the atmosphere make the surface surprisingly temperate.
- Initialism of angstrom unit.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of alternate universe.
- Initialism of arbitrary unit.
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