cep
/sɛp/
cep noun: an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
Noun (1)
cep (plural ceps)
- An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
- Ask yourself this question: How do we know that it is not dangerous for us to eat ceps and chanterelle mushrooms, but that we must never touch some others, such as deathcap mushrooms?2015 April 20, David Khayat, The Anticancer Diet: Reduce Cancer Risk Through the Foods You Eat, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN
Noun (2) capitalized: CEP
CEP (plural CEPs)
- Initialism of circular error probable.
- The Circular Error Probable (CEPs) of SLBMs and SLCMs ought thus to be deliberately kept above the 'Hard Target Kill' (HTK) level.1989, Marlies ter Borg-Neervoort, Wim Smit, Non-provocative Defence as a Principle of Arms Reduction
- Initialism of circular error probability.
- Initialism of circle of equal probability.
- Initialism of current estimated potential, a prediction of a civil servant's highest attainable grade and his/her talent
Synonyms of cep
Forms of cep
| plural | ceps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cèpe |
| alternative form | cepe |
| plural | CEPs |
Origin of cep
From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”). Doublet of cippus.
Words that rhyme with cep
Questions about cep
- What does cep mean?
- Cep means an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
- What part of speech is cep?
- Cep is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cep?
- Cep is pronounced /sɛp/.
- What is the plural of cep?
- The plural of cep is ceps.
Words near cep in the dictionary
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