UNC
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Education & Academia, Science & Engineering |
UNC has two meanings. It stands for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (university) or Unified National Coarse (thread) (engineering).
Meanings of UNC at a glance
| # | UNC stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Education & Academia › University |
| 2 | Unified National Coarse (thread) | Science & Engineering › Engineering |
1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Education & Academia · University Abbreviations
Flagship of the University of North Carolina System, chartered in 1789 and the first public university in the US to enroll students, in 1795. Its Tar Heels compete in the ACC and have won six NCAA men's basketball titles.
Example: She is a journalism major at UNC and works at The Daily Tar Heel.
In North Carolina, UNC can also mean the 17-campus UNC System, so the flagship is often called UNC-Chapel Hill. The Old Well is its best-known symbol. Coach Dean Smith and player Michael Jordan made UNC basketball a national brand.
2. Unified National Coarse (thread)
Science & Engineering · Engineering Abbreviations
Standard series of inch-based screw threads with relatively few threads per inch, the most common choice for general-purpose bolts and screws in North America. A 1/4-20 UNC bolt has a quarter-inch diameter and 20 threads per inch.
Example: Tap the hole for a 3/8-16 UNC bolt to a depth of 3/4 inch.
The Unified Thread Standard was agreed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada in 1949, after mismatched threads complicated equipment sharing in World War II. Coarse threads assemble quickly and resist cross-threading and stripping in soft materials. The abbreviation is also widely associated with the University of North Carolina.
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