peel out
To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
Entries starting with P
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peel strength
nounConstruction
The average load per unit width required to separate a flexible member from a rigid member or another flexible member.
PEMS
nounAutomotive
Initialism of portable emissions measurement system.
pendulum
A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
penstaff
nounManufacturing
An upright plug for the drain of a mash tun.
pent roof
nounAutomotive
A penta engine, also known as a pent-roof combustion chamber.
pentice
An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
percale
A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
perch
nounManufacturing
A frame used to examine cloth.
percher
nounManufacturing
An inspector of cloth before finishing.
perching
nounManufacturing
Inspection of cloth before finishing.
perfecting
The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
perfecting press
A press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
peritrochium
The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.
permissible
Any tool or device permitted for use in potentially explosive mine environments.
permittance
The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction.
permutator
A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.
Pernot furnace
nounMetallurgy
A reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth, used in making steel.
persuader
One who, or that which, persuades, literally or figuratively.
PES
Initialism of IEEE Power Engineering Society.
petabecquerel
An SI unit of radioactivity equal to 10¹⁵ becquerels. Symbol: P
petagram
An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹⁵ grams. Symbol: Pg Sometimes used in Carbon Dioxide numbers, it is equivalent to Metric Gigatons (Giga) 10⁹ x (Ton) 10³ x (kg) 10³ = 10¹⁵
petahertz
An SI unit of frequency equal to 10¹⁵ hertz.
petajoule
An SI unit of energy equal to 10¹⁵ joules. Symbol: PJ
petakelvin
An SI unit of temperature equal to 10¹⁵ kelvins. Symbol: PK
petametre
An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm
petanque
Any of various ores, including forms of silver sulfide (such as stephanite) and the copper ore tetrahedrite.
petasecond
An SI unit of time equal to 10¹⁵ seconds. Symbol: Ps. (= 31 709 800 years)
petawatt
An SI unit of power equal to 10¹⁵ watts. Symbol: PW. An amount of power much larger than all the power generated by all power stations on Earth. (Consuming 1 petawatt during a duration of 1 hour would consume 1 petawatt-hour of energy.)
Peter Pan collar
A flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.
petite
adjectiveManufacturing
Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
petrol cap
nounAutomotive
The cap that closes a petrol tank and may be opened to refill it.
petrol engine
An internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).
petticoat pipe
nounRail equipment
A short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smokebox of a locomotive, to equalize the draft.
pfb
verbManufacturing
To purl into front and back of same stitch.
pfleiderer
A toothed machine for shredding cellulose in the manufacture of synthetic materials.
PGA
Initialism of pin grid array, a type of integrated circuit package, describing the electrical connections to circuit boards on which such a package is mounted.
phantom jam
nounAutomotive
A slowdown in traffic that occurs without an apparent reason.
phase
In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
phase angle
Angular component of the vector representation of a sinusoid.
phase-locked loop
an electronic circuit used to lock an oscillator in phase with an arbitrary input signal
PHEV
nounAutomotive
Initialism of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
PHEVLER
nounAutomotive
Abbreviation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with long electric range, a PHEV (“plug-in hybrid electric vehicle”) with sufficient battery capacity for about twice the average daily driving distance.
phone tree
An interactive hierarchical menu of choices on an automated telephone system, navigated by the caller typically by entering or speaking digits, etc.
phonic wheel
A synchronous motor driven by a tuning fork that used an electromagnet to rotate the cogwheel of the motor by one tooth for each vibration.
phosphine
nounManufacturing
Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
photo machine
A phototypesetter machine.
photo-offset
A method of offset printing that uses photolithographic plates.
photochopper
An optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.
photodiode
A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
photolithography
A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
photomultiplier tube
A type of vacuum tube that detects electromagnetic radiation in the range from ultraviolet to infrared, including the visible spectrum, and them amplifies the detection induced current into an output signal
photoresistor
An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light.
photothyristor
A light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.
phototransistor
Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
physical twin
nounManufacturing
The physical counterpart to a digital twin; usually, the latter was created to model it.
PI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of port injection (“fuel injection”).
PIC
Initialism of peripheral interface controller.
pica stick
A type of ruler used to measure by hand the spacing in prints, designs, mock-ups, and proofs.
pick
A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.