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panel Tweet Definition of panel Like Definition of panel on Facebook
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 Tweet Definition of parametric amplifier Like Definition of parametric amplifier on Facebook
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 Tweet Definition of PC Like Definition of PC on Facebook
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 Tweet Definition of pentode Like Definition of pentode on Facebook
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 Tweet Definition of photocell Like Definition of photocell on Facebook
noun 
  1. A photoelectric cell
     
photodiode Tweet Definition of photodiode Like Definition of photodiode on Facebook
noun 
  1. a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive
     
photoelectric cell Tweet Definition of photoelectric cell Like Definition of photoelectric cell on Facebook
noun 
  1. A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity
     
photolithography Tweet Definition of photolithography Like Definition of photolithography on Facebook
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 Tweet Definition of photoresist Like Definition of photoresist on Facebook
noun 
  1. A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving
     
phototransistor Tweet Definition of phototransistor Like Definition of phototransistor on Facebook
noun 
  1. Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive
     
photovoltaic cell Tweet Definition of photovoltaic cell Like Definition of photovoltaic cell on Facebook
noun 
  1. (physics) a device that absorbs radiant energy and converts it into electrical energy
     
Pip Tweet Definition of Pip Like Definition of Pip on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.
     
PPI Tweet Definition of PPI Like Definition of PPI on Facebook
initialism 
  1. Proton Pump Inhibitor.
    1. (context, Mormonism) Personal priesthood interview.
     
preamplifier Tweet Definition of preamplifier Like Definition of preamplifier on Facebook
noun 
  1. a voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier
     
programmable Tweet Definition of programmable Like Definition of programmable on Facebook
adjective 
  1. capable of being programmed
     
push-pull Tweet Definition of push-pull Like Definition of push-pull on Facebook
adjective 
  1. having two electronic devices in opposite phase
     

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