Ic facts for kids

IC, Ic, ic, or i.c. are short ways to say different things. It's like how "LOL" can mean "laughing out loud." Depending on where you see "IC," it can stand for many interesting words or ideas!

Language and Words

• Independent clause: In grammar, this is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence. For example, "The dog barked" is an independent clause.
• ic: This was an old word for "I" in Old English, a language spoken a long time ago.
• Christogram: This is a special symbol or combination of letters that is a short way to write the name of Jesus Christ.

Groups and Organizations

Schools and Colleges

• Illinois College: A college located in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA.
• Imperial College London: A famous university in London, UK, known for science, engineering, medicine, and business.
• International College, Beirut: A school in Beirut, Lebanon.
• Ithaca College: A college in Ithaca, New York, USA.

Other Important Groups

• Industry Canada: This was a part of the Canadian government that worked on things like business, science, and technology. It's now called Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
• United States Intelligence Community: This is a group of different government agencies in the USA that collect and analyze information to protect the country.
• InterContinental: This is a well-known hotel chain with many hotels around the world.
• Iron Cross (Burmese band): This is a popular rock band from Myanmar (Burma).
• IC (Rosminians): These letters are used after the name of someone who is a member of the Rosminians, which is a religious group officially called the Institute of Charity.

Science and Technology

Looking at the Stars (Astronomy)

• Index Catalogue: This is a list of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies that astronomers use to find and study objects in space.
• Type Ic supernova: This is a special kind of supernova, which is a huge explosion that happens when a very large star dies. Type Ic supernovae are unique because they don't have hydrogen or helium in their outer layers.

Computers and Electronics

• Integrated circuit: Often called an IC or a "chip," this is a tiny electronic circuit built onto a small piece of semiconductor material, usually silicon. These chips are in almost all electronic devices, from phones to computers.
• Interactive C: This is a special programming language often used to control robots and other machines. It helps people give instructions to their robotic creations.

Physics and Chemistry

• -ic: In chemistry, this is a suffix (an ending) used in the names of some chemical compounds. For example, "sulfuric acid" uses "-ic."
• Ice I_c: This is a rare and special form of ice that has a different crystal structure than the common ice we see every day. It's a cubic form of ice.
• Ionization chamber: This is a device used to detect and measure radiation. It works by sensing the tiny electrical charges created when radiation passes through a gas.

Vehicles and Transportation

• IC Bus: This is a company that makes school buses and commercial buses.
• Impuls IC: This is a type of hang glider designed in Germany. Hang gliders are aircraft that pilots fly by hanging from a fabric wing.
• International Canoe: This is a type of very fast and powerful single-person sailing canoe used for racing.

Other Cool Technologies

• Interchangeable core: This is a type of lock cylinder that can be removed and replaced without taking apart the entire lock. It's often used in buildings where many locks need to be managed easily.

Travel and Movement

• Illinois Central Railroad: This was a major railway company in the United States, known by its reporting mark "IC."
• Indian Airlines: This was an airline in India, identified by its IATA airline code "IC."
• Intercités: These are classic long-distance train services in France, operated by the national railway company SNCF. They include both day and night trains.
• InterCity: This refers to certain long-distance passenger train services found in many parts of Europe. These trains connect major cities.

Other Meanings of IC

• IC codes: In police work, these are short codes used to describe the apparent ethnicity of a person. For example, "IC1" might mean a white person.
• Identity card: Often shortened to "IC," this is a document like a driver's license or passport that proves who you are.
• Incident commander: This is the person in charge of managing an emergency response, like at a fire, accident, or natural disaster. They make all the important decisions.
• Intimacy coordinator: This is a staff member on TV shows, movies, and theater productions who helps make sure scenes involving physical intimacy are handled professionally and safely for the actors.
• Canary Islands: These islands off the coast of Africa are part of Spain and have the ISO 3166-1 code "IC."

See also

In Spanish: IC para niños