AAS
Encyclopedia
Aas may refer to:
AAS, as an acronym or initialism, may refer to:
- Aas (surname)Aas (surname)Aas or Ås may refer to:*Alexander Aas , Norwegian football defender*Alf-Jørgen Aas , Norwegian painter*Berit Ås , Norwegian politician*Einar Jan Aas , Norwegian footballer...
- Aas, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesAas, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesAas is the name of a French village of about a hundred inhabitants in the commune of Eaux-Bonnes, Ossau valley, historical province of Haut-Béarn, departement Pyrénées-Atlantiques.Its shepherds maintained a whistled language until the 20th century....
, a village in France
AAS, as an acronym or initialism, may refer to:
Businesses
- Ateliers Aéronautiques de SuresnesAteliers Aéronautiques de SuresnesAteliers Aéronautiques de Suresnes was a French aircraft manufacturer that existed for a short while after World War II. Operating from the Farman Aviation Works factory near Paris, its most notable achievement was completing the two examples of the Heinkel He 274 left unfinished by the...
, a defunct French aircraft manufacturing company - Thales Alenia SpaceThales Alenia SpaceThales Alenia Space is an aerospace company born after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.-History:...
, an aerospace company, previously known as Alcatel Alenia Space - Austrian Air ServicesAustrian Air ServicesAustrian Air Services, officially licensed as Österreichischer Inlands- und Regionalflugdienst GesmbH , was an airline headquartered in Austria, operating domestic and regional flights on behalf of Austrian Airlines.-History:Austrian Air Services was founded on 4 February 1980, with the first...
, a defunct airline from Austria (ICAO designator)
Organizations
- Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
- Abandon All ShipsAbandon All ShipsAbandon All Ships is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2006, the group is currently signed to Universal Music Group, Underground Operations along with Rise Records and its subsidiary, Velocity...
, a Canadian band signed to Universal Music and Rise Records - American Antiquarian SocietyAmerican Antiquarian SocietyThe American Antiquarian Society , located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American History and culture. Its main building, known also as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
, a society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American history and culture - American Arachnological SocietyAmerican Arachnological SocietyThe American Arachnological Society was founded in 1972 in order to promote the study of arachnids by seeking to achieve closer cooperation and understanding between amateur and professional arachnologists along with publication of the Journal of Arachnology...
, a society of amateur and professional arachnologists, publishes the Journal of Arachnology - American Astronautical SocietyAmerican Astronautical SocietyFormed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. AAS supports NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and is a member of the Coalition for Space Exploration and the...
- American Astronomical SocietyAmerican Astronomical SocietyThe American Astronomical Society is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC...
, a United States society of professional astronomers - Arnold Air SocietyArnold Air SocietyThe Arnold Air Society is a professional, honorary, service organization advocating the support of aerospace power. AAS is open to officer candidates in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and at the United States Air Force Academy , and is formally affiliated with the Air Force Association...
, a professional honorary service organization for Air Force officer candidates - Australian Academy of ScienceAustralian Academy of ScienceThe Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The Academy is modelled after the Royal Society and operates under a Royal Charter; as such it is...
, an independent, government-endorsed society with the aim of promoting science - Australian Anthropological SocietyAustralian Anthropological SocietyThe Australian Anthropological Society is the professional association representing anthropologists in Australia.-History:The Australian Anthropological Society is a recently formed organization, founded in 1973 "to promote the advancement of anthropology as a discipline" There were, however,...
- American Anti-Slavery SocietyAmerican Anti-Slavery SocietyThe American Anti-Slavery Society was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass was a key leader of this society and often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was another freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1838, the society had...
- All-America SelectionsAll-America SelectionsThe mission of All-America Selections is “to promote new garden seed varieties with superior garden performance judged in impartial trials in North America.” To accomplish this, the All-America Selections organization oversees a collaborative testing program involving horticulture professionals...
, an organization that promotes development of new garden seed varieties - Association for Asian StudiesAssociation for Asian StudiesThe Association for Asian Studies is a U.S. society focused on facilitating contact and information exchange among scholars of Asian fields. It is the self-proclaimed largest society of its kind. The Association consists of eminent Asianists, and is a non-profit organization...
- Assyrian Aid SocietyAssyrian Aid SocietyThe Assyrian Aid Society or AAS, originally founded as the Assyrian Aid and Social Society in northern Iraq, is an Assyrian organization established for the purpose of providing humanitarian aid to Assyrian Christians in the Assyrian homeland, Bet Nahrain....
- Assyrian Academic SocietyAssyrian Academic SocietyThe Assyrian Academic Society or AAS was established in 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, where there is a large Assyrian diaspora community. As stated in the preamble, the Assyrian Academic Society promotes Assyrian culture, history, and knowledge through a variety of activities including publications,...
- Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, or Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group operating in Iraq
In business
- Audit and Assurance Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaInstitute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is a national professional accounting body of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a body corporate under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the Constituent Assembly of India to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in...
(ICAI)
In education
- Army Apprentices CollegeArmy Apprentices CollegeThe Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training, education and common core skills, leadership and adventurous training, character development, trade training.-Name changes:...
, or Army Apprentices School - Architectural Association School of ArchitectureArchitectural Association School of ArchitectureThe Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
, a school of architecture in the United Kingdom - Asian American StudiesAsian American StudiesAsian American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic Studies disciplines such as African American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies, Asian American Studies critically examines the...
, an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestry in America - Associate in Applied Science(s), an academic degree conferred on completion of a two-year program of study
- Anglo-American School of MoscowAnglo-American School of MoscowThe Anglo-American School of Moscow in Moscow, Russia, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school catering for students aged between the ages of 4 and 18, chartered by the American, British and Canadian embassies. It is located in the suburbs of Moscow...
- Advanced Academic StrategiesAdvanced Academic StrategiesAdvanced Academic Strategies is a nationally recognized and locally required elective class for sophomores in Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. located in Dallas, Texas...
In science, mathematics, and technology
- aas, or "ASCIIASCIIThe American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a character-encoding scheme based on the ordering of the English alphabet. ASCII codes represent text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that use text...
Adjust after Subtraction", an Intel 80x86 processor instruction; see Intel BCD opcode - Angle-Angle-Side, see congruence (geometry)Congruence (geometry)In geometry, two figures are congruent if they have the same shape and size. This means that either object can be repositioned so as to coincide precisely with the other object...
- Atomic absorption spectroscopyAtomic absorption spectroscopyAtomic absorption spectroscopy is a spectroanalytical procedure for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical elements employing the absorption of optical radiation by free atoms in the gaseous state. In analytical chemistry the technique is used for determining the concentration...
, a methodology of analytical chemistry - Advanced SubStation Alpha, a subtitle file format
- Adaptive Antenna Systems, also known as beamforming
- Ascending Arousal System, a neural network involved in consciousness and alertness; see reticular activating systemReticular activating systemThe reticular activating system is an area of the brain responsible for regulating arousal and sleep-wake transitions.- History and Etymology :...
- Asymptotically Almost Surely
- AAs is an abbreviation for amino acidAmino acidAmino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side-chain that varies between different amino acids. The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen...
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In medicine
- Adult-onset Ankylosing SpondylitisAnkylosing spondylitisAnkylosing spondylitis , previously known as Bekhterev's disease, Bekhterev syndrome, and Marie-Strümpell disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton with variable involvement of peripheral joints and nonarticular structures...
, a form of disease occurring in older males - Anabolic–androgenic steroid, or simply anabolic steroidAnabolic steroidAnabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids or colloquially simply as "steroids", are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue ,...
- Acute Abdominal Series - a common X-ray series including PA view of the chest as well as supine and left lateral decubitus views of the abdomen
Other uses
- Acta Apostolicae SedisActa Apostolicae SedisActa Apostolicae Sedis , often cited as AAS, is the official gazette of the Holy See, appearing about twelve times a year. It was established by Pope Pius X with the decree Promulgandi Pontificias Constitutiones , and publication began in January 1909...
, the official commentary of the Holy See/Vatican City State - All About SteveAll About SteveAll About Steve is a 2009 American comedy film, directed by Phil Traill, which stars Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church and Bradley Cooper. It is distributed by 20th Century Fox...
, a 2009 comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper - Apalapsili Airport in Apalapsili, Indonesia (IATA airport code AAS)
- Taylor County Airport (Kentucky)Taylor County Airport (Kentucky)Taylor County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Campbellsville, a city in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States.Although most U.S...
in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States (IATA airport code AAS)