cf.

abbr. compare.
Etymology: L confer imper. of conferre compare

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adverb

compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

• Syn: ↑cf

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1. Bookbinding. calf.

2. Music. cantus firmus.

3. Baseball. center fielder.

4. compare.

[ < L confer]

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cf.,

1. calf (of a bookbinding).

2. Baseball. a) center field. b) center fielder.

3. compare (Latin, confer).

Cf (no period),

californium (chemical element).

CF (no periods),

cystic fibrosis.

C.F.,

1. coefficient of friction.

2. cost and freight.

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abbr. compare with (used to refer a reader to another written work or another part of the same written work)

Origin:

from Latin confer ‘compare’

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cf. abbreviation

(in writing) compare

 

Word Origin:

[cf.] from Latin confer ‘compare’.