P — English Dictionary

Character

1. The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • letter
   • uppercase

   Examples

   Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.

Numeral

1. The sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • uppercase
   • number

Noun

1. A P wave on an electrocardiogram.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A pound (currency unit).

   Usage

   • Multicultural-London-English
   • Countable
   • Slang
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Poundz, Life I Live They don't know 'bout the life that I live, / Man made bare Ps and buy new sticks

Proper noun

1. The set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine

Noun

1. 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

   Synonyms

   phosphorusatomic number 15

   Broader terms

   chemical elementelement

2. the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   p

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character