From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishknow somebody/something as somethingknow somebody/something as somethingto have a particular name The main street between the castle and the palace is known as ‘the Royal Mile’. Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas. → know
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commonly known as• I am what is commonly known as a loner.• This traveling wave of altered electrical potential is called an action potential, more commonly known as a nerve impulse.• The combination is commonly known as a protease cocktail.• The Chilcotts were still commonly known as Amossy's tribe, his shade an ever-present influence upon them.• Usenet forums are commonly known as newsgroups.• These forms of power are commonly known as reward and coercive power respectively.• This method, which is commonly known as staged search, does affect the admissibility of the algorithm.• This species is commonly known as the Malayan Angel-fish, Mono and more rarely the Fingerfish. 