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FOR SHORT
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
As an abbreviation
Example:
call me Bob for short
Classified under:
Context examples:
The scientists got their inspiration from nature by focusing on a protein called cytochrome P450 2E1, or 2E1 for short. 2E1 is present in all mammals, including humans.
(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This unusual source, called LGGS J004527.30+413254.3 (J0045+41 for short), was seen in optical and X-ray images of Andromeda, also known as M31.
(Giant Black Hole Pair Photobombs Andromeda Galaxy, NASA)
Methamphetamine - meth for short - is a very addictive stimulant drug.
(Methamphetamine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
The favored explanation for short gamma-ray bursts is that they're caused by a jet of debris moving near the speed of light produced in the merger of neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole.
(NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event, NASA)
As part of the VLA nascent disk and multiplicity survey (VANDAM for short), the researchers mapped the radio waves leaking out of a dense cocoon of dust about 600 light-years away that contained a whole nursery of young stars.
(Our Sun Could Have Been Born With an Evil Twin Called "Nemesis", The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
