Au
Encyclopedia
Science
- Absorbance Units, a reporting unit in spectroscopy
- Astronomical unitAstronomical unitAn astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....
, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun (roughly speaking) - Atomic unitsAtomic unitsAtomic units form a system of natural units which is especially convenient for atomic physics calculations. There are two different kinds of atomic units, which one might name Hartree atomic units and Rydberg atomic units, which differ in the choice of the unit of mass and charge. This article...
, a system of units convenient for atomic physics and other fields - GoldGoldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
, a chemical element with the symbol Au - Arbitrary unitArbitrary unitIn science and technology, an arbitrary unit or procedure defined unit is a relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined reference measurement...
, a relative placeholder unit for when the actual value of a measurement is unknown or unimportant
Computing
- .au.au.au is the Internet country code top-level domain for Australia.-History:The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of IANA to Kevin Robert Elz of Melbourne University in 1986. After an approximately five year process in the 1990s, the Internet industry created a self...
, the internet country code for Australia - Au file formatAu file formatThe Au file format is a simple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems. The format was common on NeXT systems and on early Web pages. Originally it was headerless, being simply 8-bit µ-law-encoded data at an 8000 Hz sample rate. Hardware from other vendors often used sample rates as...
, Sun Microsystems' audio format - Audio UnitsAudio UnitsAudio Units are a system-level plug-in architecture provided by Core Audio in Mac OS X developed by Apple Computer. Audio Units are a set of application programming interface services provided by the operating system to generate, process, receive, or otherwise manipulate streams of audio in...
, a system level plug-in architecture from Apple Computer - Adobe AuditionAdobe AuditionAdobe Audition is a digital audio workstation from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.-Origins:...
, a sound editor program.
Universities
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom
- Adelphi UniversityAdelphi UniversityAdelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education on Long Island. For the sixth year, Adelphi University has been named a “Best Buy” in higher education by the Fiske Guide to...
, New York, United States - Air University (disambiguation), various locations
- Aletheia UniversityAletheia UniversityAletheia University is a university in Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan founded by George Leslie Mackay as the Tamsui Oxford College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and is the oldest institution of higher learning in Taiwan.-History:Dr...
, New Taipei City, Republic of China - Alfred UniversityAlfred UniversityAlfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...
, New York, United States - Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
- Allahabad UniversityAllahabad UniversityAllahabad University , is a premier Central University located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt...
, Uttar Pradesh, India - American UniversityAmerican UniversityAmerican University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Washington, DC, United States - Anderson University (Indiana)Anderson University (Indiana)Anderson University is an accredited private Christian liberal arts university in Anderson, Indiana. The college is affiliated with the Church of God . Anderson University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the society. In 2010, U.S...
, United States - Anderson University (South Carolina)Anderson University (South Carolina)Anderson University is a private comprehensive university located in Anderson, South Carolina, offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in approximately 60 areas of study. Anderson is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and is accredited as a Level V institution by the...
, United States - Andrews UniversityAndrews UniversityAndrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
, Michigan, United States - Arellano UniversityArellano UniversityArellano University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Manila, Philippines, established in 1938 by Florentino Cayco, Sr. as the Arellano Law College which was later known as Arellano Colleges...
, Philippines - Athabasca UniversityAthabasca UniversityAthabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...
, Alberta, Canada - Auburn UniversityAuburn UniversityAuburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
, Alabama, United States - Auckland University, New Zealand
- Aurora UniversityAurora UniversityAurora University is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois. Additional university locations include the George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin and the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois...
, Aurora, IL, United States
Geography
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- Au (Munich)Au (Munich)Au is a district in the south eastern plain tract of the German city of Munich in Bavaria. Au extends from the Deutsches Museum in the north and along the Isar up to Wittelsbacherbrücke in the south....
, Munich, Germany - Au (Schwarzwald)Au (Schwarzwald)Au is a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany....
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Au am LeithabergeAu am LeithabergeAu am Leithaberge is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria....
, Austria - Au am RheinAu am RheinAu is a municipality in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, Germany - Au, GuineaAu, GuineaAu is a town in the Kankan Region of eastern Guinea, north of the Niger River....
, Kankan Region - Au im Bregenzerwald, Austria
- Au in der HallertauAu in der HallertauThe municipality of Au in der Hallertau is located in the north of the district of Freising and in the southern part of the Hallertau, in Bavaria, Germany. Au is famous for its important role in hop planting and hop distribution....
, Germany - Au peninsulaAu peninsulaThe Au peninsula is located in the Swiss Lake Zürich at the municipality Au between Wädenswil and Horgen in the Canton of Zurich.- History :...
, Switzerland - Au, St. GallenAu, St. GallenAu is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Coat of arms:The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Crescent Or in bend issuant behind a Cliff Argent.-Geography:...
, Switzerland - Au, Vorarlberg, Bregenz, Austria
- Au, ZurichAu, ZurichAu is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.First mentioned in the year 1130 as «Naglikon» and 1316 as «Owe», Au belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zurich.- Transport :Au ZH railway...
, Switzerland
Organizations
- African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
- au (mobile phone company), a mobile phone company in Japan
- Akademia Umiejętności, a primary Polish scientific institution
- Americans United for Separation of Church and StateAmericans United for Separation of Church and StateAmericans United for Separation of Church and State is a group that advocates separation of church and state, a legal doctrine interpreted by AU as being enshrined in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Mission:The guiding principle of Americans...
- Austral Líneas AéreasAustral Líneas AéreasAustral Líneas Aéreas , more commonly known by its shortened name Austral, is a domestic airline of Argentina, the sister company of Aerolíneas Argentinas. It is the second largest domestic scheduled airline in the country, after Aerolíneas Argentinas itself...
, IATA code - Adventure UnlimitedAdventure UnlimitedAdventure Unlimited is a UK charity based in Brighton. Commonly known as AU, Adventure Unlimited aims to enrich the lives of children and young people, especially those who are disadvantaged, through outdoor education and adventure....
Miscellaneous
- Ab urbe conditaAb urbe conditaAb urbe condita is Latin for "from the founding of the City ", traditionally set in 753 BC. AUC is a year-numbering system used by some ancient Roman historians to identify particular Roman years...
(sometimes abbreviated as a.u.), Latin for "from the founding of the City" (Rome) - Au (building), a building that has been squatted in Frankfurt, Germany
- AúAu-Science:*Absorbance Units, a reporting unit in spectroscopy*Astronomical unit, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun *Atomic units, a system of units convenient for atomic physics and other fields...
, a cartwheel in the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira - Au (surname), a Chinese family name
- Au CoAu CoÂu Cơ , according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was an immortal mountain fairy who married Lạc Long Quân , and bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children known collectively as Baiyue, ancestors to the Vietnamese people...
, a fairy in Vietnamese mythology - AU (band), an experimental pop group headed by Luke Wyland
- Au (album), a 2010 release by Scottish rock band Donaldson, Moir and PatersonDonaldson, Moir and PatersonDonaldson, Moir and Paterson, also known as DMP are a Scottish rock group originally formed in 1985 as White...
- Ford AU FalconFord AU FalconThe Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...
, a family car made in Australia - Alternative UlsterAlternative UlsterAU is a magazine written, designed and published in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Although predominantly a music magazine, AU covers other aspects of popular culture, such as movies, comics, games and the arts...
, a music magazine - Alternative universe (fan fiction)Alternative universe (fan fiction)An alternative universe , commonly abbreviated as AU, is a type or form of in which canonical facts of setting or characterization in the universe being explored or written about are deliberately changed.Stories that fall into this definition are usually what-ifs, where possibilities arising from...
- Athletic UnionAthletic UnionAn Athletic Union or Athletics Union usually refers to the group of student sports clubs within a university or other institute of higher education, in the United Kingdom.-General information:...
, the union of sports clubs in a British university - Vought AU post WWII US Marines variant of the F4U corsair