P

P ¹

The symbol for the element phosphorus.

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p ¹ or P  (p)

n. pl. p's or P's also ps or Ps

1. The 16th letter of the modern English alphabet.

2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter p.

3. The 16th in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter P.

5. P A hypothesized documentary source of certain portions of the Pentateuch that have a formal style, contain genealogical lists and descriptions of rituals, and use the Tetragrammaton to refer to God.

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p ²

Physics

The symbol for momentum.

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p ³

abbr.

1. piano (musical direction)

2. proton

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p or P

Noun

pl [p's, P's] or Ps

1. the 16th letter of the English alphabet

2. mind one's p's and q's to be careful to behave correctly and use polite language

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p

1. Brit, Austral & NZ penny

2. Brit pence

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P

1. Chem phosphorus

2. (on road signs) parking

3. Chess pawn

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P

1. The symbol for parity.

2. The symbol for phosphorus.

3. The symbol for power.

4. The symbol for pressure.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	P - 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 atomic number 15, phosphorus chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter apatite - a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
	2.	p - the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

Translations

P, p [piː] n (letter) → P, p f;

P for Peter → P de París

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p abbr (= page) → pág.;

(BRIT) (= penny) (= pence)

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P, p [piː] n (= letter) → P, p m;

P for Peter → P comme Pierre

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p abbr (= page) → p;

(Brit) = penny = pence

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P, p¹ [piː] n (letter) → P nt, p nt;

P for Peter → P wie Paula

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P, p [piː] n (letter) → P, p f or m inv;

P for Peter → P come Padova

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p abbr (= page) → p;

(BRIT) = penny = pence