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beginning with letter P
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panel
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noun
  1. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
Behind the picture was a panel on the wall
  1. A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
Today's panel includes John Smith...
verb to panel (panelled, panelling; US paneled, paneling)
  1. to fit with panels
parametric amplifier
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noun
  1. a sensitive, low-noise amplifier of high-frequency or microwave radio waves that utilizes an inductor or capacitor whose reactance varies periodically at a similar frequency
PC
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initialism (plural PCs for countable noun senses)
  1. (US Navy) w:Coastal Patrol, Coastal Patrol
  2. partially continuous
  3. w:Penn Central, Penn Central
  4. personal computer
    1. photocopy
  5. w:Phrozen Crew, Phrozen Crew
  6. (UK politics) w:Plaid Cymru, Plaid Cymru
  7. player character
  8. (UK, Canada) police constable
  9. politically correct
  10. political correctness
  11. polycarbonate
  12. posterior commissure
  13. w:Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church
  14. Privy Council
  15. privy councillor
  16. probable cause
  17. Probate Court
  18. pro-choice
  19. (TV) production code
  20. Professional Corporation
  21. (Canada) w:Progressive Canadian Party, Progressive Canadian Party
  22. (Canada, formerly) w:Progressive Conservative, Progressive Conservative
  23. progressive contextualization
  24. Proto-Celtic
  25. pubococcygeus muscle
pentode
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noun
  1. a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a suppressor grid; was used in high quality audio and radio products
photocell
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noun
  1. A photoelectric cell
photodiode
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noun
  1. a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive
photoelectric cell
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noun
  1. A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity
photolithography
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noun
  1. A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
  2. An optical exposure process used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.
photoresist
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noun
  1. A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving
phototransistor
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noun
  1. Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive
photovoltaic cell
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noun
  1. (physics) a device that absorbs radiant energy and converts it into electrical energy
Pip
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proper noun
  1. diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.
PPI
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initialism
  1. Proton Pump Inhibitor.
    1. (context, Mormonism) Personal priesthood interview.
preamplifier
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noun
  1. a voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier
programmable
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adjective
  1. capable of being programmed
push-pull
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adjective
  1. having two electronic devices in opposite phase

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