a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan
pengo
Noun
formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946
pula
Noun
the basic unit of money in Botswana
picul
Noun
a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia
pood
Noun
a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
pure imaginary number
Noun
an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
pennyweight
Noun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
pascal
Noun
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
pounds per square inch
Noun
a unit of pressure
pica em
Noun
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
pica
Noun
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
pica
Noun
an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
proper fraction
Noun
a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
phon
Noun
a unit of subjective loudness
passel
Noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
piles
Noun
a large number or amount
piles
Noun
pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
pailful
Noun
the quantity contained in a pail
pipeful
Noun
the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
pitcherful
Noun
the quantity contained in a pitcher
plateful
Noun
the quantity contained in a plate
pocketful
Noun
the quantity a pocket will hold
potful
Noun
the quantity contained in a pot
personal relation
Noun
a relation between persons
personal relationship
Noun
a relation between persons
pentad
Noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
point of accumulation
Noun
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
pulmonary reserve
Noun
the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
progressive aspect
Noun
the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action
progressive tense
Noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
present progressive
Noun
a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
present progressive tense
Noun
a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
perfective tense
Noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
perfect tense
Noun
verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself
present perfect
Noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
packed cell volume
Noun
the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
present perfect tense
Noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
preterit
Noun
a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
preterite
Noun
a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
past perfect
Noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
past perfect tense
Noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
pluperfect tense
Noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
past progressive
Noun
a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
past progressive tense
Noun
a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
price-to-earnings ratio
Noun
(stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
part to whole relation
Noun
the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
price war
Noun
intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
pertinence
Noun
relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
price competition
Noun
intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business