noun.
An abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Britannica, British Pharmacopœia.
noun.
An abbreviation of participial adjective, employed in this dictionary.
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.
Of professor.
noun.
An abbreviation of the Italian piu forte, a little louder
noun.
[caps.] of Procurator-Fiscal.
An abbreviation [lowercase or cap.] of post-town
of pupil-teacher.
noun.
An abbreviation of Paradise Lost
noun.
of Poet Laureate
noun.
[lowercase or cap.] in psychology, of partial limen.
noun.
An abbreviation of Presiding Elder.
noun.
An abbreviation of Philippine Islands.
noun.
An abbreviation of the Latin Populus Romanus, the Roman People;
noun.
of Porto Rico;
noun.
of the Latin punctum remotum, farthest point (namely, of accommodation to which the eye can adjust itself).
noun.
An abbreviation of post-village.
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.
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.