Words starting with p

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

p means: the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

p means: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

p-n junction means: the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor

p-n-p transistor means: a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

p-type semiconductor means: a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes

p. g. wodehouse means: English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)

p. p. von mauser means: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

p. t. barnum means: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

p.a. means: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

p.a. means: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

batna means: a town in north central Algeria

brisance means: the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

employee-owned business means: a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it

file allocation table means: the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)

flexion means: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

flexion means: deviation from a straight or normal course

flexion means: the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

fore-topsail means: the topsail on a foremast

genus kiggelaria means: small genus of South African shrubs or small trees

ground zero means: the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon

ground zero means: the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed

ground zero means: the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)

kin means: group of people related by blood or marriage

kin means: a person having kinship with another or others

kin means: related by blood

knightia means: small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia

modeler means: a person who creates models

oilstone means: a whetstone for use with oil

olive-sized means: about the size of an olive

penny dreadful means: a melodramatic paperback novel