Entries - I
ipso facto |
use italics Read more |
translation |
ise |
Use -ise endings, not -ize. Follow British English for spelling. Exception: CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Note the "z". Use "the Organization" for CERN, otherwise "organisation". Read more |
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ISOLDE |
Isotope Separator OnLine DEtector (also known as the Online Isotope Mass Separator) Acronym doesn't need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
abbreviations, acronyms, Courier, translation |
ISR |
Intersecting Storage Rings Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
abbreviations, acronyms, Courier, translation |
it's |
Shortened form of it is or it has. It's a particle accelerator. It's got lots of complicated parts. Not to be confused with its Read more |
grammar |
italics |
Use italics for foreign phrases, unless they are commonly used in English. An exception is eigenstates, which, although a German word, should be written in roman. Read more |
Courier, style, translation |
ITS |
Inner Tracking System (ALICE experiment) Read more |
abbreviations, acronyms, translation |
its |
Possessive form of it: The dog is eating its bone. CERN is changing its name. Not to be confused with it's Read more |
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