IC

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˌī-ˈsē 

: immediate constituent

IC

2 of 4

noun (2)

: integrated circuit

-ic

3 of 4

adjective suffix

1

: having the character or form of : being

panoramic

: consisting of

runic

2

a

: of or relating to

aldermanic

b

: related to, derived from, or containing

alcoholic

3

: in the manner of : like that of : characteristic of

Byronic

4

: associated or dealing with

Vedic

: utilizing

electronic

5

: characterized by : exhibiting

nostalgic

: affected with

allergic

6

: caused by

amoebic

7

: tending to produce

analgesic

8

: having a valence relatively higher than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ous

ferric iron

-ic

4 of 4

noun suffix

: one having the character or nature of : one belonging to or associated with : one exhibiting or affected by : one that produces

Examples of IC in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And yet, Gabbard’s departure must also be the occasion to take stock of so much that has gone wrong in the intelligence community (IC) that she was tasked to oversee, and by extension in the second administration of President Donald Trump generally. —Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026

Your Range Gets Wider, Fast As an IC, your domain compounds in one direction. —Rinita Datta, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

When a new investment memo lands, the IC Robot reads it, cross-references the assumptions against 13 years of outcomes, and pushes back. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026

The study suggests those giant sloshing motions may help regulate how the cluster cools over time by redistributing heat through the intracluster gas, alongside energy injected by the active supermassive black hole at the center of IC 1101, which is one of the most massive known to date. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective suffix

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French -ic, -ique, from Latin -icus — more at -y

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1947, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1966, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

IC

1 of 2 noun

(ˈ)ī-ˈsē

: integrated circuit

-ic

2 of 2 adjective suffix

ik

1

a

: resembling in form or manner

cherubic

b

: made up of

runic

2

a

: of or relating to

chivalric

b

: derived from or containing

alcoholic

3

: in the manner of

autocratic

4

: making use of

electronic

5

a

: marked by

nostalgic

b

: affected with

allergic

6

: caused by

amoebic

Etymology

Adjective suffix

derived from Latin -icus (adjective suffix)