noun.
An abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Britannica, British Pharmacopœia.
noun.
An abbreviation of the Latin partes æquales, equal parts.
noun.
An abbreviation of Privy Councilor; of police constable.
noun.
An abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Edinensis, Edinburgh Pharmacopœia; of Protestant Episcopal.
noun.
An abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Dublinensis, Dublin Pharmacopœia.
noun.
An abbreviation: of post-office;
noun.
(nautical) of petty officer.
noun.
An abbreviation: of post meridiem, ‘after noon or midday’ (also P. M., p. m.): frequently used as synonymous with afternoon or evening;
noun.
of postmaster;
noun.
of peculiar meter.
noun.
An abbreviation of participial adjective, employed in this dictionary.
The sixteenth letter and twelfth consonant of the English alphabet, having a corresponding position in other alphabets.
As a medieval numeral, 400; with a dash over it , 400,000.
As a symbol: In chem., the symbol for phosphorus.
In mathematics, the Greek capital II denotes a continued product.
Thus, , for which Π (1 + m) is also written, denotes the product (1 + m) m (m − 1) … 3.2.1. The small Greek letter π denotes the ratio of the circumference to the diameter, or 3.14159265359 + . This notation was introduced by Euler. The other form of the Greek minuscule, ω%26, denotes in astronomy the longitude of the perihelion.
An abbreviation: Of post in P. M., post meridiem, afternoon, and P. S., postscript.
[lowercase] Of page (past participle standing for pages).
[lowercase] In music, of piano, softly (past participle standing for pianissimo, very softly)
[lowercase] In a ship's log-book, of passing showers.
[lowercase] In zoology: Of partim. In dental formulas, same as pm. In ichthyology, of pectoral (fin). In echinoderms, of polyplacid.
In medicine, of (Optic) papilla; pupil; pugillus, handful.
noun.
An abbreviation of postscript; (theatrical) of prompt-side.
An abbreviation of Post Adjutant.
noun.
An abbreviation of the Latin Philosophiæ Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Philosophy;
noun.
of Primitive Baptist.
The initial of pressure, used in formulæ for fluid pressure, as of liquids or gases upon an area. In British and American writings it is usually expressed in pounds per square inch or pounds per square foot, the zero of pressures being the vacuum line as given by the barometer, or about 14.7 pounds below the pressure of the atmosphere. In metric units it is usually expressed in kilograms per square centimeter.
In mechan., a symbol for power.
In psychophysics, the symbol for the Fechnerian time-error.
An abbreviation: Of population.
Of the Latin pars, apart.
[lowercase or cap.] Of participle.
[lowercase or cap.] Of past.
Of the Latin pater, father.
[lowercase or cap.] Of penny.
[lowercase or cap.] Of pint.
[lowercase or cap.] Of pipe.
[lowercase or cap.] Of pole.
Of the Latin pondere, by weight.
In electro-technics, of power.
Of president.
Of prince.