cf

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. californium.

1. Christian female.
2. Also cf cubic foot; cubic feet.
3. cystic fibrosis.

Commerce.

1. cost and freight.

1. Bookbinding. calf.
2. Music. cantus firmus.
3. Baseball. center fielder.
4. compare.

1. cost and freight.

Bookkeeping.

1. carried forward.

abbreviation for

1. cost and freightAlso: c & f

the internet domain name for

1. Central African Republic

the chemical symbol for

1. californium

abbreviation for

1. Chaplain to the Forces

abbreviation for

1. compare

abbreviation for

1. carried forward

see cf.

abbreviation of Latin confer “compare” (see confer).

1. The symbol for the elementcalifornium

1. The symbol for californium.

Cf

1. A synthetic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that is produced from curium or berkelium and is used in chemical analyses. Its most stable isotope, Cf 251, has a half-life of 800 years. Atomic number 98. See Periodic Table.

An abbreviation meaning “compare.” It is short for the Latin word confer and instructs the reader to compare one thing with another.